arginase
noun
ar·gi·nase
ˈär-jə-ˌnās 
-ˌnāz
: a crystalline enzyme that converts naturally occurring arginine into ornithine and urea
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Recently, scientists developed a treatment for one such condition—arginase 1 deficiency, or ARG1-D, which causes the amino acid arginine to accumulate in the blood, harming the brain and causing seizures, stunted growth and intellectual disability.
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Stephen Cederbaum, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2023
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Stephen Cederbaum, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2023
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“Arginase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arginase. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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arginase
noun
ar·gi·nase
ˈär-jə-ˌnās, -ˌnāz
: a crystalline enzyme that converts naturally occurring arginine into ornithine and urea
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