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Carbamoyl phosphate

An activated carbamoyl donor made in mitochondria for the urea cycle.

1-carbon moleculeUrea cycleHomo sapiens
REFERENCE IDENTIFIERCHEBI:17672ChEBI record
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Record type: molecule. An activated carbamoyl donor made in mitochondria for the urea cycle.
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Carbon backbone 1 CThis carbon count is shown where it is defined for the molecule.

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Used and produced inUrea cycleUsed and produced inPyrimidine nucleotide synthesisHandled byCarbamoyl-phosphate synthetase IHandled byOrnithine transcarbamylaseHandled byCAD multifunctional enzyme
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Carbamoyl phosphate synthesis

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

Urea cycle · irreversible
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Citrulline formation

Ornithine transcarbamylase transfers the carbamoyl group to ornithine.

Urea cycle · irreversible
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Carbamoyl phosphate formation

The CAD enzyme complex forms cytosolic carbamoyl phosphate from glutamine and bicarbonate.

Pyrimidine nucleotide synthesis · irreversible