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Aspartate Kinase
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Definition
: An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of beta-aspartyl phosphate from aspartic acid and ATP. Threonine serves as an allosteric regulator of this enzyme to control the biosynthetic pathway from aspartic acid to threonine. EC 2.7.2.4.
Examples
Aspartokinase Homoserine Dehydrogenase
Other names
Aspartokinase; Kinase, Aspartyl; Kinase, Aspartate; Kinase III, Aspartate; Kinase II, Aspartate; Kinase I, Aspartate; Aspartyl Kinase; Aspartate Kinase III; Aspartate Kinase II; Aspartate Kinase I
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lysC aspartokinase
EC 2.7.2.-
*Aspartate Kinase.
FEMS Microbiol Lett 1998 Dec 1;169(1):165-70