glycine amidinotransferase
gly·cine am·i·di·no·trans·fer·ase
an enzyme catalyzing the transfer of an amidine group from l-arginine to glycine, forming guanidinoacetate and l-ornithine; an important reaction in creatine biosynthesis; it can also act on canavanine.
Synonym(s): glycine transamidinase
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gly·cine am·i·di·no·trans·fer·ase
(glī'sēn am'i-dē'nō-trans'fĕr-ās)An enzyme catalyzing the transfer of an amidine group from l-arginine to glycine, forming guanidinoacetate and l-ornithine; an important reaction in creatine synthesis; it can also act on canavanine.
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