CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Ureohydrolase domain
Functional Family Arginase-1

Enzyme Information

3.5.3.1
Arginase.
based on mapping to UniProt P07824
L-arginine + H(2)O = L-ornithine + urea.
-!- Also hydrolyzes alpha-N-substituted L-arginines and canavanine.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P07824
ARGI1_RAT
Rattus norvegicus
Arginase-1

PDB Structure

PDB 1HQ5
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Probing erectile function: S-(2-boronoethyl)-L-cysteine binds to arginase as a transition state analogue and enhances smooth muscle relaxation in human penile corpus cavernosum.
Kim, N.N., Cox, J.D., Baggio, R.F., Emig, F.A., Mistry, S.K., Harper, S.L., Speicher, D.W., Morris Jr., S.M., Ash, D.E., Traish, A., Christianson, D.W.
Biochemistry