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  • Winer, L.; Vinkler, C.; Apelbaum, A.
    Partial purification and characterization of arginine decarboxylase from avocado fruit, a thermostable enzyme (1984), Plant Physiol., 76, 233-237.
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Inhibitors

EC Number Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
4.1.1.19 Cu2+ 1 mM, 25% inhibition. 5 mM, 94% inhibition Persea americana
4.1.1.19 Fluorescein isothiocyanate 0.09 mM, 40% inhibition Persea americana
4.1.1.19 NEM 3 mM, 65% inhibition Persea americana
4.1.1.19 Orn
-
 Persea americana
4.1.1.19 phosphate
-
 Persea americana
4.1.1.19 spermine 1 mM, 5% inhibition of the enzyme from fully developed fruit, 65% inhibition of the enzyme from the seed coat of 4-week-old fruitlets Persea americana

KM Value [mM]

EC Number KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
4.1.1.19 1.85
-
 L-Arg enzyme from seed coat of 4-week-old fruitlets Persea americana
4.1.1.19 2.85
-
 L-Arg enzyme from fully developed fruit Persea americana

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

EC Number Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
4.1.1.19 L-Arg Persea americana key enzyme in polyamine metabolism of plants ?
-
 ?

Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
4.1.1.19 Persea americana
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

EC Number Purification (Comment) Organism
4.1.1.19
-
 Persea americana

Source Tissue

EC Number Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
4.1.1.19 fruit
-
 Persea americana
-
4.1.1.19 seed coat of both 4-week-old avocado fruitlet and fully developed fruit Persea americana
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

EC Number Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
4.1.1.19 0.0023
-
-
 Persea americana

Storage Stability

EC Number Storage Stability Organism
4.1.1.19 -20°C, about 30% loss of activity after 60 d Persea americana

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
4.1.1.19 L-Arg key enzyme in polyamine metabolism of plants Persea americana ?
-
 ?
4.1.1.19 L-arginine
-
 Persea americana agmatine + CO2
-
 ?

Temperature Optimum [°C]

EC Number Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
4.1.1.19 60
-
 2fold increase in activity after preincubation at 55°C for 10 min Persea americana

pH Optimum

EC Number pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
4.1.1.19 8 9 at 60°C Persea americana

pH Range

EC Number pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
4.1.1.19 7 11 pH 7: about 25% of maximal activity, pH 11: 80% of maximal activity Persea americana