- carbamoylaspartate
- car·bam·o·yl·as·par·tate (kahr-bam″o-əl-as-pahrґtāt) aspartate linked at the amino end to a carbamoyl moiety; it is an intermediate in pyrimidine biosynthesis.
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carbamoylaspartate
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carbamoylaspartate dehydrase — SYN: dihydro orotase … Medical dictionary
metabolism — /meuh tab euh liz euhm/, n. 1. Biol., Physiol. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Cf. anabolism, catabolism … Universalium
dihydro-orotase — An enzyme catalyzing ring closure of N carbamoyl l aspartate to form l 5,6 dihydroorotate and water; an enzyme in pyrimidine biosynthesis. SYN: carbamoylaspartate dehydrase … Medical dictionary
aspartate carbamoyltransferase — as·par·tate car·bam·o·yl·trans·fer·ase (ə spahrґtāt kahr bam″o əl transґfər ās) [EC 2.1.3.2] an enzyme activity of the trifunctional CAD protein; it is a transferase that catalyzes the formation of… … Medical dictionary
dihydroorotase — di·hy·dro·or·o·tase (di hi″dro orґo tās) [EC 3.5.2.3] an enzyme activity of the trifunctional CAD protein (q.v.); it is a ligase that catalyzes the cyclization of carbamoylaspartate, creating the initial ring structure (dihydroorotate) … Medical dictionary
dihydroorotate — di·hy·dro·or·o·tate (di hi″dro orґo tāt) cyclized carbamoylaspartate, an intermediate in pyrimidine biosynthesis … Medical dictionary
