Arginase

Introduction: Arginase

Description of Arginase

Arginase: EC 3.5.3.1.
Source: CRISP

Arginase: A ureahydrolase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of arginine or canavanine to yield L-ornithine (ORNITHINE) and urea. Deficiency of this enzyme causes HYPERARGININEMIA. EC 3.5.3.1.
Source: MeSH 2007

Arginase: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Arginase:

• Enzyme
• Liver
• Liver symptoms (1644 causes)
• Liver disease
• Liver disorder
• Liver pain (30 causes)
• Hydrolysis
• Span

Terms associated with Arginase:

Related Topics

• Hyperargininemia

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Arginase

• Ureohydrolases

Source - MeSH 2007

• amidinohydrolase

Source - CRISP

The term Arginase can be used for:

• arginine amidinase
• canavanase
• EC 3.5.3.1
• L arginine amidinohydrolase

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Arginase

The following list attempts to classify Arginase into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Enzymes and Coenzymes
  • Enzymes
    • Hydrolases
      • Ureohydrolases
        • Arginase

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