描述
N-carbamoyl-l-aspartate, also known as N-carbamoylaspartic acid or L-ureidosuccinic acid, belongs to aspartic acid and derivatives class of compounds. Those are compounds containing an aspartic acid or a derivative thereof resulting from reaction of aspartic acid at the amino group or the carboxy group, or from the replacement of any hydrogen of glycine by a heteroatom. N-carbamoyl-l-aspartate is soluble (in water) and a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). N-carbamoyl-l-aspartate can be found in a number of food items such as mustard spinach, black huckleberry, towel gourd, and chinese cabbage, which makes N-carbamoyl-l-aspartate a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. N-carbamoyl-l-aspartate can be found primarily in prostate Tissue and saliva, as well as in human prostate tissue. In humans, N-carbamoyl-l-aspartate is involved in a couple of metabolic pathways, which include aspartate metabolism and pyrimidine metabolism. N-carbamoyl-l-aspartate is also involved in several metabolic disorders, some of which include beta ureidopropionase deficiency, dihydropyrimidinase deficiency, canavan disease, and UMP synthase deficiency (orotic aciduria). Moreover, N-carbamoyl-l-aspartate is found to be associated with prostate cancer.
InChI标识符
InChI=1S/C5H8N2O5/c6-5(12)7-2(4(10)11)1-3(8)9/h2H,1H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)(H3,6,7,12)/t2-/m0/s1