Reaction: 2 L-arginine = Nα-amidino-L-arginine + L-ornithine
Other name(s): ktmE (gene name); st-amdT (gene name)
Systematic name: L-arginine:L-arginine amidinotransferase
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacteria Micromonospora sp. ATCC 39149 and Streptomyces mobaraensis, participates in the biosynthesis of ketomemicins.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number:
References:
1. Ogasawara, Y., Fujimori, M., Kawata, J. and Dairi, T. Characterization of three amidinotransferases involved in the biosynthesis of ketomemicins. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 26 (2016) 3662-3664. [PMID: 27289319]