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Arginine Kinase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Arginine Kinase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.913.696.640.025
Unique ID
D001122
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001122
Scope Note
An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the guanidine nitrogen of arginine in the presence of ATP and a divalent cation with formation of phosphorylarginine and ADP. EC 2.7.3.3.
Registry Numbers
EC 2.7.3.3
Related Numbers
9026-70-4
CAS Type 1 Name
ATP:L-arginine N-phosphotransferase
Previous Indexing
Arginine (1966-1978)
Phosphotransferases (1966-1973)
Phosphotransferases, ATP (1974-1978)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES, ATP 1979-90
History Note
91(79); was see under PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES, ATP 1979-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1977/12/08
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Arginine Kinase Preferred
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