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Medical Definition of N-acetylglutamate
1. The salt of N-acetylglutamic acid. An activator of carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I during urea synthesis; this amino acid causes a configurational change in the enzyme, increasing the activity of that enzyme. The inability to synthesise acetylglutamate results in a defect in urea biosynthesis. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of N-acetylglutamate
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