| EC |
3.5.3.3 |
| Accepted name: |
creatinase |
| Reaction: |
creatine + H2O = sarcosine + urea |
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For diagram of creatine biosynthesis, click here |
| Systematic name: |
creatine amidinohydrolase |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37340-58-2 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Roche, J., Lacombe, G. and Girard, H. Sur la spécificité de certaines déguanidases bactériennes génératrices d’urée et sur l’argininedihydrolase. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 6 (1950) 210–216. [PMID: 14791411] |
| 2. |
Yoshimoto, T., Oka, I. and Tsuru, D. Purification, crystallization, and some properties of creatine amidinohydrolase from Pseudomonas putida. J. Biochem. (Tokyo) 79 (1976) 1381–1383. [PMID: 8443] |
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| [EC 3.5.3.3 created 1961] |
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