Methylguanidinase

Methylguanidinase
methylguanidinase
Identifiers
EC number 3.5.3.16
CAS number 73200-93-8
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO

In enzymology, a methylguanidinase (EC 3.5.3.16) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

methylguanidine + H2O \rightleftharpoons methylamine + urea

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are methylguanidine and H2O, whereas its two products are methylamine and urea.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amidines. The systematic name of this enzyme class is methylguanidine amidinohydrolase. This enzyme is also called methylguanidine hydrolase.

References

  • Nakajima M, Shirokane Y, Mizusawa K (1980). "A new amidinohydrolase, methylguanidine amidinohydrolase from Alcaligenes sp. N-42". FEBS. Lett. 110 (1): 43–6. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(80)80018-4. PMID 7353662.