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EC 1.4.3.25 Details
EC number
1.4.3.25
Accepted name
L-arginine oxidase
Reaction
L-arginine + H2O + O2 = 5-guanidino-2-oxopentanoate + NH3 + H2O2
Systematic name
L-arginine:oxygen oxidoreductase (deaminating)
Comment
Contains FAD. The enzyme from cyanobacteria can also act on other basic amino acids with lower activity. The enzyme from the bacterium Pseudomonas sp. TPU 7192 is highly specific.
History
created 2017
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