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Aspartate Kinase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Aspartate Kinase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.913.696.630.050
Unique ID
D001222
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001222
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Aspartate Kinase I
Aspartate Kinase II
Aspartate Kinase III
Aspartokinase
Aspartyl Kinase
Registry Numbers
EC 2.7.2.4
0
Related Numbers
9012-50-4
CAS Type 1 Name
ATP:L-aspartate 4-phosphotransferase
Previous Indexing
Aspartic Acid (1974)
Phosphotransferases, ATP (1974)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES, ATP 1975-90
History Note
91(75); was see under PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES, ATP 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/19
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Aspartate Kinase Preferred
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