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IUBMB Comments Also acts with L-aspartate and, more slowly, with some other amino acids.
The taxonomic range for the selected organisms is: Escherichia coli The expected taxonomic range for this enzyme is: Bacteria, Eukaryota, Archaea
Synonyms
n-acetylglutamate synthase, n-acetylglutamate synthetase, acetylglutamate synthase, n-acetyl-l-glutamate synthase, nags-k, acetylglutamate synthetase, nags/k, rv2747, n-acetyl-l-glutamate synthetase, n-acetylglutamate synthase/kinase,
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acetylglutamate synthase
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acetylglutamate synthetase
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acetylglutamic synthetase
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acetyltransferase, amino acid
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amino acid acetyltransferase
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N-acetyl-L-glutamate synthase
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N-acetyl-L-glutamate synthetase
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N-acetylglutamate synthase
N-acetylglutamate synthetase
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N-acetylglutamate synthase
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N-acetylglutamate synthase
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Acyl group transfer
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acetyl-CoA:L-glutamate N-acetyltransferase
Also acts with L-aspartate and, more slowly, with some other amino acids.
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acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate
CoA + N-acetyl-L-glutamate
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acetyl-CoA + DL-2-aminopimelate
CoA + 2-acetylaminoheptanedioate
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acetyl-CoA + L-2-aminoadipate
CoA + 2-acetylaminohexanedioate
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1.3% of activity with L-glutamate
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acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate
CoA + N-acetyl-L-glutamate
acetyl-CoA + L-glutamine
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5% of activity with acetyl-CoA
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propionyl-CoA + L-glutamate
CoA + N-propionyl-L-glutamate
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4% of activity with acetyl-CoA
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additional information
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the enzyme has little activity with glutamine (5.0%) and glycine (2.9%) and no acetylation of other amino acids (less than 1.0%) as well as low activity with propionyl-CoA (4.3%) and no activity with other acyl-CoA derivatives
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acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate
CoA + N-acetyl-L-glutamate
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acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate
CoA + N-acetyl-L-glutamate
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acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate
CoA + N-acetyl-L-glutamate
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acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate
CoA + N-acetyl-L-glutamate
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acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate
CoA + N-acetyl-L-glutamate
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enzyme catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of arginine
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acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate
CoA + N-acetyl-L-glutamate
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enzyme catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of arginine
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acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate
CoA + N-acetyl-L-glutamate
acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate
CoA + N-acetyl-L-glutamate
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acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate
CoA + N-acetyl-L-glutamate
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enzyme catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of arginine
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acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate
CoA + N-acetyl-L-glutamate
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enzyme catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of arginine
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Cd2+
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0.1 mM, 94% inhibition
CoA
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50% activity reduction at 2.5 mM
coenzyme A
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2.5 mM, 50% inhibition
Cu2+
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0.1 mM, 68% inhibition
high ionic strength
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KCl
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100 mM, 36% inhibition after 1 h, 300 mM, 74% inhibition after 1 h, 500 mM, 87% inhibition after 1 h
L-arginine
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50% activity reduction at 2 mM
L-citrulline
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10 mM, 75% inhibition
N-acetyl-L-glutamate
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50% activity reduction at 25 mM
O-(L-Norvalyl-5)-isourea
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0.02 mM, 50% inhibition
p-chloromercuribenzoate
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p-hydroxymercuribenzoate
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Zn2+
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0.1 mM, 43% inhibition
arginine
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arginine
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0.02 mM, 50% inhibition
Hg2+
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0.1 mM
L-Indospicine
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50% inhibition
N-acetylglutamate
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N-acetylglutamate
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25 mM, 50% inhibition
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2.5
CoA
Escherichia coli
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pH and temperature not specified in the publication
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L-arginine
Escherichia coli
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pH and temperature not specified in the publication
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N-acetyl-L-glutamate
Escherichia coli
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pH and temperature not specified in the publication
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wild-type + 1mM arginine
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Uniprot
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51700
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6 * 51700, SDS-PAGE, cross-linking studies with dimethylsuberimidate, in the maximally aggregated state the enzyme exists as a hexamer
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hexamer
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6 * 51700, SDS-PAGE, cross-linking studies with dimethylsuberimidate, in the maximally aggregated state the enzyme exists as a hexamer
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G287S
arginine feedback resistant mutant enzyme
H15Y
arginine feedback resistant mutant enzyme
Q432R
arginine feedback resistant mutant enzyme
R58H
arginine feedback resistant mutant enzyme
S54N
arginine feedback resistant mutant enzyme
Y19C
arginine feedback resistant mutant enzyme
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highest stability
486061, 486063
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L-arginine or N-acetyl-L-glutamate stabilizes the high molecular weight form of 300000 Da
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use of silicone-treated glassware or plastic tubes, e.g. polyethylene, polycarbonate or polypropylene stabilizes the enzyme
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DEAE-cellulose, hydroxylapatite
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using Ni-NTA chromatography
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cloning of N-acetylglutamate synthase gene argA and a mutant gene fbr-argA responsible for arginine feedback resistance
cloned in Escherichia coli as a His-tagged fusion protein
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Powers-Lee, S.G.
N-Acetylglutamate synthase
Methods Enzymol.
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27-35
1985
Escherichia coli, Homo sapiens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Rattus norvegicus, Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium
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Marvil, D.K.; Leisinger, T.
N-Acetylglutamate synthase of Escherichia coli: purification, characterization, and molecular properties
J. Biol. Chem.
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3295-3303
1977
Escherichia coli
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Leisinger, T.; Haas, D.
N-Acetylglutamate synthase of Escherichia coli: regulation of synthesis and activity by arginine
J. Biol. Chem.
250
1690-1693
1975
Escherichia coli
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Rajagopal, B.S.; Deponte, J.; Tuchman, M.; Malamy, M.H.
Use of inducible feedback-resistant N-acetylglutamate synthetase (argA) genes for enhanced arginine biosynthesis by genetically engineered Escherichia coli K-12 strains
Appl. Environ. Microbiol.
64
1805-1811
1998
Escherichia coli (P0A6C5), Escherichia coli
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Haskins, N.; Panglao, M.; Qu, Q.; Majumdar, H.; Cabrera-Luque, J.; Morizono, H.; Tuchman, M.; Caldovic, L.
Inversion of allosteric effect of arginine on N-acetylglutamate synthase, a molecular marker for evolution of tetrapods
BMC Biochem.
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24
2008
Arabidopsis thaliana, Danio rerio, Escherichia coli, Maricaulis maris, Mus musculus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P22567), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Takifugu rubripes, Xanthomonas campestris, Xenopus laevis, Xenopus tropicalis
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Shi, D.; Allewell, N.M.; Tuchman, M.
The N-acetylglutamate synthase family: structures, function and mechanisms
Int. J. Mol. Sci.
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13004-13022
2015
Escherichia coli, Homo sapiens, Rattus norvegicus
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