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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Ligases > Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases > Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia)

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Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia)  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of carbamoyl phosphate from ATP, carbon dioxide, and ammonia. This enzyme is specific for arginine biosynthesis or the urea cycle. Absence or lack of this enzyme may cause CARBAMOYL-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE I DEFICIENCY DISEASE. EC 6.3.4.16.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 9026-23-7 (CAS RN)
  • Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthetase (Ammonia)
  • Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase I
  • Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthetase I
  • Carbamoylphosphate Synthetase I
  • Carbamyl Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia)
  • Carbamyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia)
  • Carbon dioxide:ammonia ligase (ADP-forming, carbamate-phosphorylating)
  • CP Synthase I

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