arginase
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arginase
[ahr´jĭ-nās]an enzyme of the liver that splits arginine into urea and ornithine.
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ar·gi·nase
(ar'ji-nās),An enzyme of the liver that catalyzes the hydrolysis of l-arginine to l-ornithine and urea; a key enzyme of the urea cycle. A deficiency of arginase leads to arginemia.
Synonym(s): canavanase
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arginase
(är′jə-nās′, -nāz)n.
An enzyme found primarily in the liver that catalyzes the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine.
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ar·gi·nase
(ahr'ji-nās)An enzyme of the liver that catalyzes the hydrolysis of l-arginine to l-ornithine and urea; a key enzyme of the urea cycle.
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