Chemicals and Drugs

Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Glutamine-Hydrolyzing)

An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of carbamoyl phosphate from ATP, carbon dioxide, and glutamine. This enzyme is important in the de novo biosynthesis of pyrimidines. EC 6.3.5.5.

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An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of carbamoyl phosphate from ATP, carbon dioxide, and glutamine. This enzyme is important in the de novo biosynthesis of pyrimidines. EC 6.3.5.5.

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  • Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Glutamine)
  • Carbamyl Phosphate Synthase (Glutamine)
  • Carbamyl-Phosphate Synthase (Glutamine)
  • Carbamoylphosphate Synthetase II
  • Carbamyl Phosphate Synthase II
  • Synthetase II, Carbamoylphosphate

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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  • Carbamates (1974)
  • Glutamine (1974)
  • Phosphotransferases, ATP (1974)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Glutamine-Hydrolyzing). Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002223. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002223
  2. Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Glutamine-Hydrolyzing). In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbamoyl_phosphate_synthase_II
  3. Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Glutamine-Hydrolyzing). In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5037835