Table 1.

The genes from arginase and ADI pathway of bacteria and counterparts in mammalian cells with homologue or similar function.

Pathway (Genes)	Products	Counterparts in Mammalian Cells (with Similar Function or Homologue)	Source/Reference
The arginase pathway
rocA	Pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase	Pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase	[10]
rocB	Probable citrullinase	-	[13]
rocC	Arginine permease	Arginine permease-like	[11,13]
rocD	Ornithine aminotransferase (OAT)	Ornithine aminotransferase	[11]
rocE	Arginine permease	Arginine permease-like	[11,13]
rocF	Arginase	Arginase I and II	[11]
The ADI pathway
arcA	Arginine deiminase	Nitric oxide synthase (NOS)	[14,15,16,17,18]
arcB	Ornithine carbamoyltransferase	Ornithine carbamoyltransferase	[14,18]
arcC	Carbamate kinase	Carbamate kinase-like	[15,16]
arcD	Arginine-ornithine antiporter	-	[16,17,18]