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Argininosuccinic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Argininosuccinic Acid
Tree Number(s)
D02.241.081.337.759.124
D12.125.068.050.075
D12.125.095.104.075
Unique ID
D001125
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001125
Scope Note
This amino acid is formed during the urea cycle from citrulline, aspartate and ATP. This reaction is catalyzed by argininosuccinic acid synthetase.
Entry Term(s)
N-(4-Amino-4-carboxybutyl)amidino-L-aspartic Acid
Registry Numbers
2387-71-5
CAS Type 1 Name
L-Aspartic acid, N-(((4-amino-4-carboxybutyl)amino)iminomethyl)-, (S)-
Previous Indexing
Arginine (1971-1974) /analogs & derivatives (1975)
Succinates (1971-1975)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under ARGININE 1976-90
History Note
91(76); was see under ARGININE 1976-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1975/07/21
Revision Date
2012/07/03
Argininosuccinic Acid Preferred
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