Function
Catalyzes the reverse reaction of octopine dehydrogenation. Acts on L-arginine in preference to other substrates such as canavanine, cysteine, L-alanine, ornithine or norvaline, owing to the presence of the positively charged guanidium group.
Sequence
MTVKVCVCGGGNGAHTLSGLAASRDGVEVRVLTLFADEAERWTKALGADELTVIVNEKDGTQTEVKSRPKVITKDPEIAISGADVVILTVPAFAHEGYFQAMAPYVQDSALIVGLPSQAGFEFQCRDILGDKAAAVSMMSFETLPWACRIKEFGRKVEVLGTKSVLAASLIKGTAKTVDPLSTLQMLHGAEPVFRLAKHFLEMLIMSYSFVHPAILFGRWGSWDGKPVPEAPLFYQGIDQATADMLTACSNECKDVANAIMAACPGNDLSDVKDIYQWYLEYYHEDIQDDHDLYHAITTNKSYKGLVHPVKAVDGGVAPDFGNRYLTEDIPMGMIVFKGVAIAAGVAIPSNDKLIMWAQEKIGKEYLVDGALTGKDVATTRCPQRYGFNTLDAILTGKK