| EC |
3.5.3.20 |
| Accepted name: |
diguanidinobutanase |
| Reaction: |
1,4-diguanidinobutane + H2O = agmatine + urea |
| Glossary: |
agmatine = (4-aminobutyl)guanidine |
| Systematic name: |
1,4-diguanidinobutane amidinohydrolase |
| Comments: |
Other diguanidinoalkanes with 3 to 10 methylene groups can also act, but more slowly. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 125268-65-7 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Yorifuji, T., Kaneoke, M., Shimizu, E., Shiota, K. and Matsuo, R. Degradation of α,ω-diguanidinoalkanes and a novel enzyme, diguanidinobutane amidohydrolase, in Pseudomonas putida. Agric. Biol. Chem. 53 (1989) 3003–3009. |
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