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3.5.1.20 |
Accepted name: |
citrullinase |
Reaction: |
L-citrulline + H2O = L-ornithine + CO2 + NH3 |
Other name(s): |
citrulline ureidase; citrulline hydrolase; L-citrulline 5-N-carbamoyldihydrolase |
Systematic name: |
L-citrulline N5-carbamoyldihydrolase |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 59088-17-4 |
References: |
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Hill, D.L. and Chambers, P. The biosynthesis of proline by Tetrahymena pyriformis. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 148 (1967) 435–447. [DOI] [PMID: 6075416] |
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[EC 3.5.1.20 created 1972] |
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