Chemicals and Drugs

Arginase

A ureahydrolase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of arginine or canavanine to yield L-ornithine (ORNITHINE) and urea. Deficiency of this enzyme causes HYPERARGININEMIA. EC 3.5.3.1.

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A ureahydrolase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of arginine or canavanine to yield L-ornithine (ORNITHINE) and urea. Deficiency of this enzyme causes HYPERARGININEMIA. EC 3.5.3.1.

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  • Hepatic Proliferation Inhibitor
  • Liver Immunoregulatory Protein
  • Liver-Derived Inhibitory Protein
  • Immunoregulatory Protein, Liver
  • Inhibitor, Hepatic Proliferation
  • Inhibitory Protein, Liver-Derived
  • Liver Derived Inhibitory Protein
  • Proliferation Inhibitor, Hepatic
  • Protein, Liver Immunoregulatory
  • Protein, Liver-Derived Inhibitory
  • Arginase A1
  • Arginase A4
  • Liver-Derived Lymphocyte Proliferation Inhibiting Protein
  • Liver Derived Lymphocyte Proliferation Inhibiting Protein

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Arginase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001119. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001119
  2. Arginase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arginase
  3. Arginase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24721374