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Product name: Argininosuccinate synthetase

EC number: EC 6.3.4.5

Product Description:
Argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS) is an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of argininosuccinate from citrulline and aspartate

ASS is responsible for the third step of the urea cycle and one of the reactions of the Citrulline-NO cycle.

The gene that encodes for this enzyme, ASS, is located on chromosome 9. In humans, ASS is expressed mostly in the cells of liver and kidney.

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