UniProt functional annotation for Q9I6K2

UniProt code: Q9I6K2.

Organism: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (strain ATCC 15692 / DSM 22644 / CIP 104116 / JCM 14847 / LMG 12228 / 1C / PRS 101 / PAO1).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Pseudomonadales; Pseudomonadaceae; Pseudomonas.
 
Function: Catalyzes the hydrolysis of 3-guanidinopropanoate to beta- alanine and urea. Possesses low activity against 4-guanidinobutanoate. Has no activity against arginine and agmatine. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21600989}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=3-guanidinopropanoate + H2O = beta-alanine + urea; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:16029, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:16199, ChEBI:CHEBI:57593, ChEBI:CHEBI:57966; EC=3.5.3.17; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:21600989};
Cofactor: Name=Mn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29035; Evidence={ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00742, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21600989}; Note=Binds 2 manganese ions per subunit. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00742, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21600989};
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=12.8 mM for 3-guanidinopropanoate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21600989}; KM=37.3 mM for 4-guanidinobutanoate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21600989}; Note=kcat is 106 s(-1) with 3-guanidinopropanoate as substrate. kcat is 57.6 s(-1) for 4-guanidinobutanoate as substrate.;
Subunit: Homohexamer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21600989}.
Similarity: Belongs to the arginase family. Agmatinase subfamily. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00742}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.