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Adenylosuccinate Synthase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Adenylosuccinate Synthase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.464.259.100
Unique ID
D000265
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000265
Scope Note
A carbon-nitrogen ligase. During purine ribonucleotide biosynthesis, this enzyme catalyzes the synthesis of adenylosuccinate from GTP; IMP; and aspartate with the formation of orthophosphate and GDP. EC 6.3.4.4.
Entry Term(s)
Adenylosuccinate Synthetase
Succino-AMP Synthetase
Registry Numbers
EC 6.3.4.4
Related Numbers
9023-57-8
CAS Type 1 Name
IMP:L-aspartate ligase (GDP-forming)
Previous Indexing
Aspartic Acid (1966-1978)
Inosine Monophosphate (1975-1978)
Inosine Nucleotides (1971-1978)
Ligases (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note
98; see ADENYLOSUCCINATE SYNTHETASE 1991-97; see LIGASES 1979-90
History Note
98(79)
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1978/05/16
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Adenylosuccinate Synthase Preferred
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