| guanidinopropionase | |
| Ec Number: | 3.5.3.17 |
| Cas Number: | 68821-77-2 |
| Go Code: | 0047972 |
In enzymology, a guanidinopropionase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
3-guanidinopropanoate + H2O
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 3-guanidinopropanoate and H2O, whereas its two products are beta-alanine 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 3-guanidinopropanoate amidinopropionase. Other names in common use include GPase and GPH. It employs one cofactor, manganese.