aspartate

Introduction

Side chain is -CH2-COO-

Function

• essential amino acid
• excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.
  • as a neurotransmitter, it is localized primarily to the ventral spinal cord

Laboratory

• aspartate in specimen
  • aspartate in hair
  • aspartate in body fluid
    • aspartate in amniotic fluid
    • aspartate in CSF
    • aspartate in dried blood spot
    • aspartate in serum/plasma
    • aspartate in urine
    • aspartate in vitreous fluid

More general terms

• acidic amino acid

More specific terms

• N-acetylaspartate

Additional terms

• aspartate aminotransferase (AST), glutamine/oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT, SGOT) or transaminase A
• aspartate residue (Asp, D)
• urea cycle

Component of

• amphetamine/aspartate/dextroamphetamine
• aspartate/dextroamphetamine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/magnesium chloride/methionine/phenylalanine/potassium chloride/proline/serine/sodium chloride/sodium phosphate/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/glucose/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/threonine/tryptophan/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/glucose/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/glucose/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/magnesium chloride/methionine/phenylalanine/potassium chloride/proline/serine/sodium chloride/sodium phosphate/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/cysteine/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/cysteine/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/sodium acetate/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/calcium chloride/glucose/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/magnesium chloride/methionine/phenylalanine/potassium chloride/potassium phosphate/proline/serine/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=424
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=5960