ENTRY EC 3.5.3.6
NAME Arginine deiminase
Arginine dihydrolase
CLASS Hydrolases
Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
In linear amidines
SYSNAME L-Arginine iminohydrolase
REACTION L-Arginine + H2O = L-Citrulline + NH3
SUBSTRATE L-Arginine
H2O
Canavanine
PRODUCT L-Citrulline
NH3
COMMENT Also acts on canavanine.
PATHWAY PATH: MAP00330 Arginine and proline metabolism
GENES MPN: H03_orf438(arcA) H10_orf198(arcA) H10_orf238(arcA)
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.5.3.6
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.5.3.6
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