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Catalysis of the hydrolysis of any carbon-nitrogen bond, C-N, with the exception of peptide bonds. Catalysis of the hydrolysis of any non-peptide carbon-nitrogen bond in a linear amidine, a compound of the form R-C(=NH)-NH2. Catalysis of the reaction: L-arginine + H2O = L-ornithine + urea.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: arginase activity
Acc: GO:0004053
Aspect: Molecular Function
Desc: Catalysis of the reaction: L-arginine + H2O = L-ornithine + urea.
Synonyms:
  • L-arginase activity
  • arginine amidinase activity
  • canavanase activity
  • arginine transamidinase activity
  • L-arginine amidinohydrolase activity
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 17 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 17 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0004053 - arginase activity (interactive image map)
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