Guanidinopropionase
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Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, a guanidinopropionase (Template:EC number) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- 3-guanidinopropanoate + H2O beta-alanine + urea
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 3-guanidinopropanoate and H2O, whereas its two products are beta-alanine and urea.
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amidines. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3-guanidinopropanoate amidinopropionase. Other names in common use include GPase and GPH. It employs one cofactor, manganese.
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