## Abstract Eukaryotic cells can synthesize the nonβessential amino acid arginine from aspartate and citrulline using the enzyme argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS). It has been observed that ASS is underexpressed in various types of cancers ASS, for which arginine become auxotrophic. Arginine deimi
Control of argininosuccinate synthetase by arginine in human lymphoblasts
β Scribed by Joseph D. Irr; Lee B. Jacoby
- Book ID
- 112559748
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 798 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1572-9931
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