Agmatine + H2O <=> putrescine + urea

Stable Identifier
R-HSA-350604
Type
Reaction [omitted]
Species
Homo sapiens
Compartment
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5/5
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As it hydrolyzes a guanidino group within agmatine and also contains signature amino acid residues that act as ligand binding sites for the potential Mn(++) cofactor, agmatinase is classified as a member of the arginase superfamily (Morris, 2003).
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
11914032 Cloning and characterization of human agmatinase

Iyer, RK, Cederbaum, SD, Tsoa, RW, Kim, HK, Grody, WW

Mol Genet Metab 2002
11804860 Cloning of human agmatinase. An alternate path for polyamine synthesis induced in liver by hepatitis B virus

Cook, WJ, Burwell, TJ, Mistry, SK, Morris SM, Jr, Chambers, RM, Rudolph-Owen, L, Spaltmann, F

Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2002
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Catalyst Activity

agmatinase activity of AGMAT(1-?) [mitochondrion]

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