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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Ligases > Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases > Argininosuccinate Synthase

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Argininosuccinate Synthase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An enzyme of the urea cycle that catalyzes the formation of argininosuccinic acid from citrulline and aspartic acid in the presence of ATP. Absence or deficiency of this enzyme causes the metabolic disease CITRULLINEMIA in humans. EC 6.3.4.5.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 9023-58-9 (CAS RN)
  • Argininosuccinate Synthetase
  • L-Citrulline:L-aspartate ligase (AMP-forming)

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