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Subdomain Structure of Carbamyl Phosphate Synthetase

Modular Construction of the Enzyme

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Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism in Man IX

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 431))

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The overall biosynthetic reaction, catalyzed by carbamyl phosphate synthetase (CPSase, EC 6.3.5.5) occurs in a series of four partial reactions which are catalyzed by different domains or subunits of the enzyme and must be precisely coordinated.1

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Guy, H.I., Evans, D.R. (1998). Subdomain Structure of Carbamyl Phosphate Synthetase. In: Griesmacher, A., Müller, M.M., Chiba, P. (eds) Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism in Man IX. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 431. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5381-6_52

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