1 s of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), (1) allantoinase, (2) allantoate amidohydrolase (AAH), (3) u

2 with earlier biochemical work that localized allantoinase activity to microbodies and endoplasmic ret

3 rther breakdown of allantoin is catalyzed by allantoinase, an enzyme that is specific for (S)-allanto

4 ional allantoinase genes, AtALN (Arabidopsis allantoinase) and RpALN (Robinia pseudoacacia allantoina

5 enes in this pathway, namely, urate oxidase, allantoinase, and allantoicase.

6  strongly repressed the unique gene encoding allantoinase (AtALN).

7 his is the first report for metal content of allantoinase from any source.

8 llantoinase) and RpALN (Robinia pseudoacacia allantoinase), from Arabidopsis and black locust (Robini

9  we describe the isolation of two functional allantoinase genes, AtALN (Arabidopsis allantoinase) and

10 ay also includes the recently described PuuE allantoinase (HpxB enzyme).

11                                              Allantoinase hydrolyzes allantoin, a purine metabolite a

12                                              Allantoinase is a key enzyme for biogenesis and degradat

13                                              Allantoinase is a suspected dinuclear metalloenzyme that

14                             We conclude that allantoinase is incompletely activated in the recombinan

15 ia the product of hydrolysis of allantoin by allantoinase is the unstable intermediate ureidoglycine.

16 nc-, cobalt-, and nickel-containing forms of allantoinase (k(cat) values of 5,000 and 28,200 min(-1)

17 he S isomer of allantoin, whereas the cobalt allantoinase prefers the S isomer, but also hydrolyzes t

18                 Recombinant Escherichia coli allantoinase purified from overproducing cultures amende