Arginase
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Arginase, drawn from PDB 1CEV. | |
Liver arginase
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Identifiers | |
Symbol | ARG1 |
HUGO | 663 |
Entrez | 383 |
OMIM | 608313 |
RefSeq | NM_000045 |
UniProt | P05089 |
Other data | |
EC number | 3.5.3.1 |
Locus | Chr. 6 q23 |
Arginase, type II
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Identifiers | |
Symbol | ARG2 |
HUGO | 664 |
Entrez | 384 |
OMIM | 107830 |
RefSeq | NM_001172 |
UniProt | P78540 |
Other data | |
EC number | 3.5.3.1 |
Locus | Chr. 14 q24.1 |
Arginase is a manganese-containing enzyme. The reaction catalyzed by this enzyme is: arginine + H2O → ornithine + urea. It is the final enzyme of the urea cycle.
[edit] Pathology
A lack of arginase can lead to a condition called "hyperargininemia" or arginemia.