L-arginine
362,296 routes · scope human · up to 3 steps · built 5 October 2026 · Reactions · API
675 compounds within 3 steps: 39 in 1, 189 in 2, 447 in 3
Three steps
- transport of arginine and lysine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Acetylation of Lysine
- long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase (gamma-linolenate)
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A6, SLC27A2 and 7 moreextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 7 routes
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Hippurate (Benzoylglycinate) Formation
- benzoyl-CoA + glycine = N-benzoylglycine + CoA + H(+)
Catalysed by SLC7A6, GLYATextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrix
- transport of arginine and lysine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Acetylation of Lysine
- Butanoate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming)
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A6, ACSM4 and 5 moreextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 11 routes
- transport of arginine and lysine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Acetylation of Lysine
- long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase (lauric acid)
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A6, SLC27A2 and 7 moreextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 10 routes
- transport of arginine and lysine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Acetylation of Lysine
- Production of Glutaryl Carnitine
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A6, CPT1A and 2 moreextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 2 routes
- transport of arginine and lysine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Acetylation of Lysine
- long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase (eicosanoate)
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A6, SLC27A2 and 7 moreextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 12 routes
- transport of arginine and lysine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Acetylation of Lysine
- Itaconate:CoA ligase (GDP-forming)
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A6, SUCLG1 and 2 moreextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 2 routes
- transport of arginine and lysine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Acetylation of Lysine
- long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase ((6Z,9Z)-octadecadienoic acid)
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A6, SLC27A2 and 7 moreextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 14 routes
- transport of arginine and lysine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Acetylation of Lysine
- long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase (myristic acid)
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A6, SLC27A2 and 7 moreextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 12 routes
- transport of arginine and lysine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Acetylation of Lysine
- Octanoyl-CoA:L-carnitine O-octanoyltransferase
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A6, CROTextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 21 routes
- transport of arginine and lysine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Acetylation of Lysine
- phytanate-CoA ligase
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A6extracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 5 routes
- transport of arginine and lysine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Acetylation of Lysine
- long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase (stearate)
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A6, SLC27A2 and 6 moreextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 15 routes
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine:glycine ligase (ADP-forming)
- transport of GSH and prostaglandin E1 (cytosol to extracellular)
Catalysed by SLC7A6, GSS, SLCO2A1extracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine:glycine ligase (ADP-forming)
- transport of GSH and prostaglandin I2 (cytosol to extracellular)
Catalysed by SLC7A6, GSS, SLCO2A1extracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine:glycine ligase (ADP-forming)
- transport of GSH and prostaglandin F2alpha (cytosol to extracellular)
Catalysed by SLC7A6, GSS, SLCO2A1extracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine:glycine ligase (ADP-forming)
- transport of GSH and prostaglandin H2 (cytosol to extracellular)
Catalysed by SLC7A6, GSS, SLCO2A1extracellular space, cytosolOne of 4 routes
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine:glycine ligase (ADP-forming)
- transport of GSH and prostaglandin D2 (cytosol to extracellular)
Catalysed by SLC7A6, GSS, SLCO2A1extracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine:glycine ligase (ADP-forming)
- Glutathione: 15-HPETE oxidoreductase
Catalysed by SLC7A6, GSS, GPX5, GPX1 and 7 moreextracellular space, cytosolOne of 3 routes
- Putrescine Export via Putrescine/Arginine Antiporter
- S-adenosylmethioninamine:putrescine 3-aminopropyltransferase
- S-adenosyl 3-(methylsulfanyl)propylamine + putrescine = S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine + spermidine + H(+)
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A7, SRMextracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate:glycine hydroxymethyltransferase
- 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Catalysed by SLC7A6, SHMT1, DHFR, DHFR2extracellular space, cytosolOne of 5 routes
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate:glycine hydroxymethyltransferase
- 5-Formiminotetrahydrofolate:L-glutamate N-formiminotransferase
Catalysed by SLC7A6, SHMT1, FTCDextracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine:glycine ligase (ADP-forming)
- transport of GSH and leukotriene A4 (cytosol to extracellular)
Catalysed by SLC7A6, GSS, SLCO2A1extracellular space, cytosolOne of 3 routes
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine:glycine ligase (ADP-forming)
- (R)-S-Lactoylglutathione methylglyoxal-lyase (isomerizing)
Catalysed by SLC7A6, GSS, GLO1, GLOD4extracellular space, cytosolOne of 3 routes
- Putrescine Export via Putrescine/Arginine Antiporter
- S-adenosylmethioninamine:putrescine 3-aminopropyltransferase
- [eIF5A protein]-L-lysine + spermidine = [eIF5A protein]-deoxyhypusine + propane-1,3-diamine
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A7, SRM, DHPSextracellular space, cytosol
- transport of arginine and tyrosine (cytosol to extracellular)
- thyroid peroxidase (iodine)
- thyroid peroxidase (3-iodo-L-tyrosine)
Catalysed by SLC7A6, TPOextracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- transport of arginine and glutamine (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-glutamine:D-fructose-6-phosphate isomerase (deaminating)
- acetyl-CoA:D-glucosamine-6-phosphate N-acetyltransferase
Catalysed by SLC7A6, GFPT2, GFPT1, GNPNAT1extracellular space, cytosolOne of 3 routes
- L-lysine(out) + L-arginine(in) = L-lysine(in) + L-arginine(out)
- biocytin + H2O = biotin + L-lysine
- Biotinidase (Biotin), Mitochondrial
Catalysed by SLC7A9, SLC25A29, SLC7A6, BTDinner side of the membrane, outer side of the membrane, mitochondrial matrixOne of 5 routes
- transport of arginine and chloride (cytosol to extracellular)
- Carnitine Transport by Atb0
- Acetyl-CoA:carnitine O-acetyltransferase
Catalysed by SLC6A14, CPT1A, CPT1C, CPT1Bextracellular space, cytosolOne of 9 routes
- transport of arginine and glutamine (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-glutamine:D-fructose-6-phosphate isomerase (deaminating)
- alpha-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate + H2O = beta-D-fructose 6-phosphate + NH4(+)
Catalysed by SLC7A6, GFPT2, GFPT1, GNPDA1 and 1 moreextracellular space, cytosol
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine:glycine ligase (ADP-forming)
- alcohol dehydrogenase (formaldehyde)
Catalysed by SLC7A6, GSS, ADH1C, ADH1A and 4 moreextracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- transport of alanine and arginine (cytosol to extracellular)
- (R)-3-Amino-2-methylpropanoate:pyruvate aminotransferase
- (R)-3-amino-2-methylpropanoate + pyruvate = 2-methyl-3-oxopropanoate + L-alanine
Catalysed by SLC7A6, AGXT2extracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrix
- transport of arginine and chloride (cytosol to extracellular)
- transport of 4-aminobutyrate and chloride (cytosol to extracellular)
- 4-aminobutanoate + 2-oxoglutarate = succinate semialdehyde + L-glutamate
Catalysed by SLC6A14, SLC6A12, ABATextracellular space, cytosol
- transport of arginine and lysine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Acetylation of Lysine
- acyl-CoA:sphingosine N-acyltransferase
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A6, ASAH1 and 3 moreextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrix, Golgi apparatusOne of 2 routes
- transport of arginine and cysteine (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-Cysteine:oxygen oxidoreductase
- 3-sulfino-L-alanine + H(+) = hypotaurine + CO2
Catalysed by SLC7A6, CDO1, GADL1, CSADextracellular space, cytosol
- transport of arginine and chloride (cytosol to extracellular)
- transport of chloride and sulfate (cytosol to extracellular)
- N-sulfo-D-glucosamine + H2O = D-glucosamine + sulfate
Catalysed by SLC6A14, SLC26A6, SGSHextracellular space, cytosol
- transport of arginine and chloride (cytosol to extracellular)
- transport of chloride and sulfate (cytosol to extracellular)
- dehydroepiandrosterone 3-sulfate + H2O = 3beta-hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one + sulfate + H(+)
Catalysed by SLC6A14, SLC26A6, STSextracellular space, cytosol
- transport of arginine and chloride (cytosol to extracellular)
- Neurotransmitter:Sodium Symporter (Nss) Tcdb:2.A.22.3.3
- L-cysteate + H(+) = taurine + CO2
Catalysed by SLC6A14, SLC6A6, GADL1, CSADextracellular space, cytosol
- L-Arginine:glycine amidinotransferase
- S-Adenosyl-L-methionine:guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase
- creatine kinase (creatine)
Catalysed by GATM, GAMT, CKM, CKB and 2 morecytosolOne of 3 routes
- Putrescine Export via Putrescine/Arginine Antiporter
- S-adenosylmethioninamine:putrescine 3-aminopropyltransferase
- N(1)-acetylspermine + O2 + H2O = 3-acetamidopropanal + spermidine + H2O2
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A7, SRM, PAOXextracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- succinyl-CoA:glycine C-succinyltransferase (decarboxylating)
- 5-aminolevulinate hydro-lyase (adding 5-aminolevulinate and cyclizing
Catalysed by SLC7A6, ALAS1, ALAS2, CPNE7 and 1 moreextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 2 routes
- transport of arginine and lysine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Acetylation of Lysine
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cystathionine)
Catalysed by SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A6, NAGSextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 2 routes
- transport of arginine and chloride (cytosol to extracellular)
- transport of chloride and sulfate (cytosol to extracellular)
- ATP:sulfate adenylyltransferase
Catalysed by SLC6A14, SLC26A6, PAPSS1, PAPSS2extracellular space, cytosolOne of 4 routes
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- sarcosine + O2 + H2O = formaldehyde + glycine + H2O2
- (6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolyl-(gamma-L-Glu)(n) + N,N-dimethylglycine + oxidized [electron-transfer flavoprotein] + H(+) = (6R)-5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolyl-(gamma-L-Glu)(n) + sarcosine + reduced [electron-transfer flavoprotein]
Catalysed by SLC7A6, PIPOX, DMGDHextracellular space, cytosolOne of 3 routes
- transport of arginine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine:glycine ligase (ADP-forming)
- transport of GSH and sulfotaurolithocholate (cytosol to extracellular)
Catalysed by SLC7A6, GSS, SLCO1A2, SLCO1B3extracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes