2-oxoglutarate/L-arginine monooxygenase/decarboxylase (succinate-forming)

Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme 2-oxoglutarate/L-arginine monooxygenase/decarboxylase (succinate-forming) (Template:EC number, ethylene-forming enzyme, EFE) is an enzyme with systematic name L-arginine,2-oxoglutarate:oxygen oxidoreductase (succinate-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

2-oxoglutarate + L-arginine + O₂ $\rightleftharpoons$ succinate + CO₂ + guanidine + (S)-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate + H₂O (overall reaction)

(1a) 2-oxoglutarate + L-arginine + O₂ $\rightleftharpoons$ succinate + CO₂ + L-hydroxyarginine

(1b) L-hydroxyarginine $\rightleftharpoons$ guanidine + (S)-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate + H₂O

2-oxoglutarate/L-arginine monooxygenase/decarboxylase catalyses two cycles of the ethylene-forming reaction.

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