Cat No.
NATE-0086
Description
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:arginine + H2O → ornithine + urea. It is the final enzyme of the urea cycle. It is ubiquitous to all domains of life.
Abbr
Arginase, Native (Rat)
Alias
Arginase
Source
Rat Liver
Species
Rat
Form
Lyophilized
Enzyme Commission Number
EC 3.5.3.1
Bio-activity
> 200 U/mg
CAS No.
9000-96-8
Purification
Purified
Specificity
Typically >250 U/mg protein
Unit Definition
One unit will catalyze the hydrolysis of of one micromole of L-arginine to L-ornithine and urea per minute at 37°C and pH 9.5
Gene Name
Arg1 arginase 1 [Rattus norvegicus]
Synonyms
Arginase; arginine amidinase; canavanase; L-arginase; arginine transamidinase; EC 3.5.3.1
GeneID
29221
mRNA Refseq
NM_017134
Protein Refseq
NP_058830
UniProt ID
P07824
Chromosome Location
1p12
Pathway
Amoebiasis, organism-specific biosystem; Arginine and proline metabolism, organism-specific biosystem; Metabolic pathways, organism-specific biosystem
Function
arginase activity; manganese ion binding
