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CPS1

CPS1 contributes to Carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase I.

Urea cycleHomo sapiens
REFERENCE IDENTIFIER1373NCBI Gene record
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CPS1 is a gene: a stretch of DNA that carries instructions used to make a functional RNA or protein.

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Record type: gene. CPS1 contributes to Carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase I.
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This gene contributes to CPS1Its enzyme and pathway connections are listed below.

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Encodes an enzyme componentCarbamoyl-phosphate synthetase I
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Carbamoyl phosphate synthesis

CPS1 uses two ATP to combine ammonia and bicarbonate into carbamoyl phosphate.

Urea cycle · irreversible