Term Information

Accession
GO:0004053
Name
arginase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
L-arginase activity, L-arginine amidinohydrolase activity, arginine amidinase activity, arginine transamidinase activity, canavanase activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: L-arginine + H2O = L-ornithine + urea. Source: EC:3.5.3.1
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0004053 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of arginase activity (GO:0004053)
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arginase activity [is_a relation] is_a  hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amidines (GO:0016813)
Children of arginase activity (GO:0004053)
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regulation of arginase activity (GO:0150070) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  arginase activity
positive regulation of arginase activity (GO:0150072) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  arginase activity
negative regulation of arginase activity (GO:0150071) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  arginase activity