Title : Expression of arginase II and related enzymes in the rat small intestine and kidney.

Pub. Date : 1999 Mar

PMID : 10050048






2 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 Arginase, which catalyzes the conversion of arginine to urea and ornithine, and consists of a liver-type (arginase I) and a non-hepatic type (arginase II). Ornithine arginase 2 Rattus norvegicus
2 The co-localization of arginase II and the three ornithine-utilizing enzymes in the small intestine suggests that the enzyme is involved in the synthesis of proline, polyamines, and/or citrulline in this tissue. Ornithine arginase 2 Rattus norvegicus