Arginase Activity Assay kit

Arginase, also known as L-arginine urea hydrolase or L-arginine amidinyl hydrolase, is amanganesemetalloenzyme. Arginase is found in bacteria, yeast, plants, invertebrates and vertebrates, andisthoughttohave first appeared in bacteria. The main function of arginase in microorganisms is probablytoparticipatein maintaining the dynamic balance of L-arginine and in regulating a variety of important metabolicprocesses. Arginase catabolic L-arginine into L-ornithine and urea, urea reacts with alpha-isonitrosopropiophenoneto produce a derivative with an absorption peak at 560 nm. By measuring the production of urea, thesizeof the arginine activity can be calculated.