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Asparaginase

1 reactions · 1 pathways

Cofactors used

What it does, reaction by reaction

1 reactions

Oxidative Deamination Amino Acid & Nitrogen Metabolism · Mitochondrial matrix

step 3 Irreversible

L-asparagine + H₂O → L-aspartate + NH₄⁺

Converts Asparagine H2O into Aspartate NH4+

Notes

Asparaginase catalyzes irreversible deamidation, providing a smaller additional source of ammonia. The resulting aspartate can be transaminated to oxaloacetate and glutamate or can donate nitrogen to the urea cycle.

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What accelerates and inhibits it

Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately

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No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.

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