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Argininosuccinic acid



Argininosuccinic acid

Systematic (IUPAC) name
(2S)-2-amino-5-[[amino-[[(1S)-1-carboxy-2-nitro-ethyl]
amino]methylidene]amino]pentanoic acid
Identifiers
PubChem         124769
Chemical data
Formula C10H18N4O6 
Molar mass 290.273
Complete data

Arginosuccinic acid is a chemical compound that belongs to the class of the amino acids.

Reactions

Some cells synthesize it from citrulline, aspartic acid and use it as a precursor for arginine in the urea cycle or Citrulline-NO cycle. The enzyme that catalyzes the reaction is argininosuccinate synthetase.

Argininosuccinic acid also forms Fumarate in the Citric Acid Cycle, via argininosuccinate lyase.

See also
 
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