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Arginase I (ARG1)

1 reactions · 1 pathways

Cofactors used

Clinical / pharmacological. Argininaemia: spastic diplegia, less severe hyperammonaemia

What it does, reaction by reaction

1 reactions

Urea Cycle Amino Acid & Nitrogen Metabolism · Mitochondrial matrix + cytosol

step 5 Irreversible

L-arginine + H₂O → L-ornithine + urea

Converts Arginine H2O into Ornithine Urea

› Notes

Cytosolic arginase I (ARG1), a manganese-containing enzyme, hydrolyzes arginine to urea and ornithine. This essentially irreversible final step regenerates ornithine for mitochondrial import and releases urea into blood for renal excretion.

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What accelerates and inhibits it

Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately

1 entries

Urea Cycle

Listed there as: Arginase I

Accelerated by

Arginine availability; manganese

Inhibited by

Product accumulation; severe hepatic dysfunction

Hormonal control

Long-term expression rises with increased amino-acid catabolism; predominantly indirect hormonal control

Recent literature

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    You W, Gao F, Wang HL, Shen AZ, Zhang Z, Nie X, Huang WQ, Wang LH, You YZ. · 2026-09-11

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    Pan C, He Y, Duan Y, Chen K, Wang Q, Wang X, Zhang Y, An C, Wang H. · 2026-08-13

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    Li H, Zhang Y, Jian Y, Fang F, Ouyang W, Zhuang D, Ju W, Gao R, Gao Y, Kang S, Kong P, Li Y, Pan X, Wang W, F… · 2026-08-14

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    Zhang Y, Jing X, Wang X, Zhang Z, Xin J, Chang Z, Su Y, Yan Z, Lu A, Lu H. · 2026-08-04

    open access unreviewed
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    Zhao S, Chen L, Shao Z, Sun Y, Mu X, Yao M, Chen J, Jin X, Wang F, Chai X, Xue Y, Yinwang E, Chen S, Mou H, W… · 2026-08-05

    open access unreviewed

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