Creatinase
≈ 1 min read
Names in other languages
No names in other languages are held for this entry yet.
Article bodies are English and are not machine-translated. A name in another language is not a translation of the article.
In enzymology, creatinase ( ), also known as creatine amidinohydrolase, is classified as a hydrolase enzyme, acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds in linear amidines. Specifically, this enzyme breaks the amidino C-N bond in creatine, producing sarcosine and urea. Creatinase activity has been described in several bacteria species, most notably Pseudomonas putida, where the enzyme plays a key role in the metabolism of creatine as a nitrogen and carbon source.
In enzymology, creatinase ( ), also known as creatine amidinohydrolase, is classified as a hydrolase enzyme, acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds in linear amidines. Specifically, this enzyme breaks the amidino C-N bond in creatine, producing sarcosine and urea. Creatinase activity has been described in several bacteria species, most notably Pseudomonas putida, where the enzyme plays a key role in the metabolism of creatine as a nitrogen and carbon source. (H2N)(HN)CN(CH3)CH2CO2H + H2O CH3N(H)CH2CO2H + CO(NH2)2 creatine + H 2 O \rightleftharpoons sarcosine + urea
References
Text derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1345387499 under CC BY-SA 4.0; modifications have been made.