Creatinase

Ivacolter24 Nov, 2023Health

In enzymology, a creatinase (EC 3.5.3.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:creatine + H2O? sarcosine + urea. Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are creatine and H2O, whereas its two products are sarcosine and urea. This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amidines. Creatinase accelerates the conversion reaction of creatine and water molecule to sarcosine and urea. It always acts in homodimer state and is induced by choline chloride.