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ARGINASE

Known as: canavanase, Liver Immunoregulatory Protein, Arginase [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A ureahydrolase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of arginine or canavanine to yield L-ornithine (ORNITHINE) and urea. Deficiency of this enzyme causes… 
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ARG1 geneArginase:CCnc:Pt:RBC:QnHyperargininemiaIn Blood

Broader (1)

Amidohydrolases

Narrower (8)

Arg2 protein, mouseArg2 protein, ratArginase A1Arginase-1, human

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Arabidopsis mitochondria have two basic amino acid transporters with partially overlapping specificities and differential expression in seedling development.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Arginase I: a limiting factor for nitric oxide and polyamine synthesis by activated macrophages?
Because arginase hydrolyzes arginine to produce ornithine and urea, it has the potential to regulate nitric oxide (NO) and… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Nucleotide sequence of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae arginase gene (CAR1) and its transcription under various physiological conditions
We have determined the nucleotide sequence of the yeast CAR1 gene along with its 5' and 3' flanking sequences. The structural… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Tissue and subcellular localization of enzymes of arginine metabolism in Pisum sativum.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Specific induction of catabolism and its relation to repression of biosynthesis in arginine metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Interaction between arginase and L-ornithine carbamoyltransferase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Purification of S. cerevisiae enzymes and evidence that these enzymes as well as rat-liver arginase are…
l-Ornithine carbamoyltransferase and arginase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been extensively purified and their quaternary… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Release of the "ammonia effect" on three catabolic enzymes by NADP-specific glutamate dehydrogenaseless mutations in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
DEVELOPMENT OF UREA‐SYNTHESIZING ENZYMES IN HUMAN LIVER
Liver slices from human foetuses of a gestational age between 16 and 20 weeks produce urea when incubated with optimal amounts of… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Amino acid metabolism in locust tissues.
Highly Cited
1950
Highly Cited
1950
THE LOCALIZATION OF ENZYMES IN CELLS
1. Enzymes and related substances may be localized in cells either, (a) by separation and analysis of cell parts, or (b) by… 
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