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EC 2.1.4.1 Details

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EC number

2.1.4.1

Accepted name

glycine amidinotransferase

Reaction

L-arginine + glycine = L-ornithine + guanidinoacetate

Other name(s)

arginine-glycine amidinotransferase, arginine-glycine transamidinase, glycine transamidinase

Systematic name

L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase

CAS registry number

9027-35-4

Comment

Canavanine can act instead of arginine.

History

created 1961 as EC 2.6.2.1, transferred 1965 to EC 2.1.4.1

EC Tree

1 Oxidoreductases

2 Transferases

2.1 Transferring one-carbon groups

2.1.1 Methyltransferases

2.1.2 Hydroxymethyl-, formyl- and related transferases

2.1.3 Carboxy- and carbamoyltransferases

2.1.4 Amidinotransferases

2.1.4.1 glycine amidinotransferase

2.1.4.2 scyllo-inosamine-4-phosphate amidinotransferase

2.1.4.3 L-arginine:L-lysine amidinotransferase

2.1.5 Methylenetransferases

2.2 Transferring aldehyde or ketonic groups

2.3 Acyltransferases

2.4 Glycosyltransferases

2.5 Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups

2.6 Transferring nitrogenous groups

2.6.1 Transaminases

2.6.2 Amidinotransferases (deleted sub-subclass)

2.6.3 Oximinotransferases

2.6.99 Transferring other nitrogenous groups

2.7 Transferring phosphorus-containing groups

2.8 Transferring sulfur-containing groups

2.9 Transferring selenium-containing groups

2.9.1 Selenotransferases

2.9.1.1 L-seryl-tRNA^Sec selenium transferase

2.9.1.2 O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNA^Sec:L-selenocysteinyl-tRNA synthase

2.9.1.3 tRNA 2-selenouridine synthase

2.10 Transferring molybdenum- or tungsten-containing groups

2.10.1 Molybdenumtransferases or tungstentransferases with sulfide groups as acceptors

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