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IUBMB CommentsA flavoprotein. Also acts on canavanine and homoarginine.
The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms
Synonyms
arginine decarboxy-oxidase, arginine decarboxylase, arginine monooxygenase, arginine oxygenase (decarboxylating), oxygenase, arginine 2-mono-,
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arginine decarboxy-oxidase
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arginine decarboxylase
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arginine monooxygenase
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arginine oxygenase (decarboxylating)
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oxygenase, arginine 2-mono-
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L-arginine + O2 = 4-guanidinobutanamide + CO2 + H2O
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oxidative decarboxylation
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L-arginine:oxygen 2-oxidoreductase (decarboxylating)
A flavoprotein. Also acts on canavanine and homoarginine.
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canavanine + O2
3-guanidoxypropionamide + CO2 + H2O
homoarginine + O2
5-guanidinovaleramide + CO2 + H2O
L-arginine + O2
4-guanidinobutanamide + CO2 + H2O
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canavanine + O2

3-guanidoxypropionamide + CO2 + H2O
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canavanine + O2
3-guanidoxypropionamide + CO2 + H2O
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canavanine + O2
3-guanidoxypropionamide + CO2 + H2O
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i.e. 2-amino-4-(guanidinooxy)butyrate, poor substrate
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homoarginine + O2

5-guanidinovaleramide + CO2 + H2O
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homoarginine + O2
5-guanidinovaleramide + CO2 + H2O
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homoarginine + O2
5-guanidinovaleramide + CO2 + H2O
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L-arginine + O2

4-guanidinobutanamide + CO2 + H2O
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L-arginine + O2
4-guanidinobutanamide + CO2 + H2O
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L-arginine + O2
4-guanidinobutanamide + CO2 + H2O
Brevibacterium lipolyticum
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L-arginine + O2
4-guanidinobutanamide + CO2 + H2O
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L-arginine + O2
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L-arginine + O2
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L-arginine + O2
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L-arginine + O2
4-guanidinobutanamide + CO2 + H2O
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L-arginine + O2

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growth on arginine: arginine oxygenase pathway
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L-arginine + O2
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dual route of L-arginine degradation, oxygenase pathway being major route
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L-arginine + O2
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growth on arginine: arginine oxygenase pathway
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L-arginine + O2
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dual route of L-arginine degradation, oxygenase pathway being major route
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L-arginine + O2
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Brevibacterium lipolyticum
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growth on arginine: arginine oxygenase pathway
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L-arginine + O2
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highly specific, no reaction aerobically in presence of ferricyanide
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highly specific, no reaction aerobically in presence of ferricyanide
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no activity with D-amino acids or glycine, L-leucine, L-valine, L-lysine, L-tryptophan
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no activity with L-lysine
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highly specific, no reaction aerobically in presence of ferricyanide
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highly specific, no reaction aerobically in presence of ferricyanide
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L-arginine + O2

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growth on arginine: arginine oxygenase pathway
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L-arginine + O2
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dual route of L-arginine degradation, oxygenase pathway being major route
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growth on arginine: arginine oxygenase pathway
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Brevibacterium lipolyticum
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growth on arginine: arginine oxygenase pathway
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flavin

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flavoprotein
flavin
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required for full activity
flavin
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required for full activity
flavin
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required for full activity
flavin
Brevibacterium lipolyticum
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required for full activity
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diethyldicarbonate
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modifies one histidyl residue per flavin
homoarginine
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competitive to L-arginine
p-chloromercuribenzoate
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Brevibacterium lipolyticum
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Brevibacterium lipolyticum
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Brevibacterium lipolyticum
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IFO 12137, no activity in Arthrobacter globiformis IFO 12136
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IFO 12073
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dithionite and thioglycolate protect against inactivation by O2
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L-arginine protects against inactivation by O2
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partially purified enzyme is rather unstable
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storage in N2-atmosphere protects against inactivation by O2
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inactivated by O2
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partially purified enzyme extremely unstable in presence of O2
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Flashner, M.S.; Massey, V.
Flavoprotein oxygenases
Mol. Mech. Oxygen Activ. (Hayaishi, O., ed.) Academic Press, New York
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1974
Streptomyces griseus
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Yorifuji, T.; Hirabayashi, K.; Nagashima, T.; Inagaki, N.; Shimizu, E.; Imada, K.; Katsumi, T.; Sawamura, S.
Distribution of the arginine oxygenase pathway among Coryneforme bacteria
Agric. Biol. Chem.
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1103-1110
1989
Arthrobacter globiformis, Pimelobacter simplex, Brevibacterium helvolum, Brevibacterium lipolyticum
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Olomucki, A.; Pho, D.B.; Lebar, R.; Delcambe, L.; Thoai, N.V.
Arginine oxygenase (decarboxylating). V. Purification and flavin nature
Biochim. Biophys. Acta
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353-366
1968
Streptomyces griseus
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Van Thoai, N.; Olomucki, A.
Arginine decarboxy-oxydase. I. Character and nature of the enzyme
Biochim. Biophys. Acta
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533-544
1962
Streptomyces violaceoruber, Streptomyces alboviridis, Streptomyces albus, Streptomyces griseus
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Van Thoai, N.; Olomucki, A.
Arginine decarboxy-oxydase. II. Oxidation of canavanine and homoarginine to beta-guanidoxypropionamide and delta-guanidovaleramide
Biochim. Biophys. Acta
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545-552
1962
Streptomyces griseus
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Kaneoke, M.; Shiota, K.; Kusunose, M.; Shimizu, E.; Yorifuji, T.
Function of the arginine oxygenase pathway in utilization of L-arginine-related compounds in Arthrobacter globiformis and Brevibacterium helvolum
Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem.
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814-820
1993
Arthrobacter globiformis, Brevibacterium helvolum
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