Chemicals and Drugs

Asparagine

A non-essential amino acid that is involved in the metabolic control of cell functions in nerve and brain tissue. It is biosynthesized from ASPARTIC ACID and AMMONIA by asparagine synthetase. (From Concise Encyclopedia Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3rd ed)

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A non-essential amino acid that is involved in the metabolic control of cell functions in nerve and brain tissue. It is biosynthesized from ASPARTIC ACID and AMMONIA by asparagine synthetase. (From Concise Encyclopedia Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3rd ed)

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  • L-Asparagine

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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/biosyn /physiol permitted

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  1. D12.125w.068.060w
  2. D12.125w.095w.165w
  3. D12.125w.154.049w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Asparagine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001216. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001216
  2. Asparagine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagine
  3. Asparagine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185906