Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia) (definition)

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ψ	Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia)

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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.

/defic: consider CARBAMOYL-PHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE I DEFICIENCY DISEASE; DF: AMMONIA CP SYNTHASE or CP SYNTHASE I
See Also Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase I Deficiency Disease

Other names Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase I; Synthetase I, Carbamoylphosphate; Synthetase I, Carbamoyl-Phosphate; Synthase I, CP; I, Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthetase; Carbamyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia); Carbamyl Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia); Carbamoylphosphate Synthetase I; Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthetase I; Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthetase (Ammonia); CP Synthase I

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source	Drugs*
Carbamoyl phosphate synthase 1 deficiency	0	*Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia)/deficiency.
rudimentary protein, Drosophila	EC 6.3.4.16	Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia) Multienzyme Complexes *Drosophila Proteins.	Nucleic Acids Res 1992 Sep 11;20(17):4639-47

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