Liver arginase | |||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||
Symbol | ARG1 | ||||||
NCBI gene | 383 | ||||||
HGNC | 663 | ||||||
OMIM | 608313 | ||||||
RefSeq | NM_000045 | ||||||
UniProt | P05089 | ||||||
Other data | |||||||
EC number | 3.5.3.1 | ||||||
Locus | Chr. 6 q23 | ||||||
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Arginase, type II | |||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||
Symbol | ARG2 | ||||||
NCBI gene | 384 | ||||||
HGNC | 664 | ||||||
OMIM | 107830 | ||||||
RefSeq | NM_001172 | ||||||
UniProt | P78540 | ||||||
Other data | |||||||
EC number | 3.5.3.1 | ||||||
Locus | Chr. 14 q24.1 | ||||||
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Arginase (EC 3.5.3.1, arginine amidinase, canavanase, L-arginase, arginine transamidinase) is a manganese-containing enzyme. The reaction catalyzed by this enzyme is:
It is the final enzyme of the urea cycle. It is ubiquitous to all domains of life.