argininosuccinase
1argininosuccinase — SYN: argininosuccinate lyase. * * * ar·gi·ni·no·suc·cin·ase (ahr″jĭ ne″no sukґsĭ nās) argininosuccinate lyase …
2argininosuccinase deficiency — ar·gi·ni·no·suc·cin·ase de·fi·cien·cy (ahr″jĭ ne″no sukґsĭ nās) argininosuccinicaciduria …
3argininosuccinate lyase — An enzyme cleaving l argininosuccinate nonhydrolytically to l arginine and fumarate; a deficiency of this enzyme leads to argininosuccinoaciduria; a key step in the urea cycle. SYN: argininosuccinase. * * * ar·gi·ni·no·suc·cin·ate ly·ase… …
4metabolism — /meuh tab euh liz euhm/, n. 1. Biol., Physiol. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Cf. anabolism, catabolism …
5hyperammonemia — ▪ metabolic disorder disorder due to excessive amounts of ammonia in the blood caused by a genetic defect present at birth, by a genetic defect acquired in adulthood, or by liver disease. Ammonia is metabolized by the liver to produce a… …
6argininosuccinicaciduria — A disorder of urea cycle due to a deficiency of argininosuccinate lyase; characterized by physical and mental retardation, epilepsy, ataxia, liver disease …
