3.5.3.12 crystal structures of both the unliganded wild-type enzyme and a catalytic mutant of agmatine deiminase with the substrate, agamatine, bound 3.5.3.12 hanging drop vapour diffusion method with in 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.45, 1 mM dithiothreitol and 20 mM NaCl 3.5.3.12 to 2.1 A resolution. Residue D198 is the key residue for agmatine recognition