dictionary help| Aad --> alpha-aminoadipic acid | medical dictionary |
2-amino-1,6-hexanedioic acid;an intermediate of lysine biosynthesis in higher fungi and bacteria, but not in algae and higher plants. Also in degradation of lysine in mammals.
Abbreviation: Aad
(05 Mar 2000)
alpha-amino acid, alpha-amino acid esterase, alpha-aminoacyl-peptide hydrolases < Prev | Next > alpha-aminoadipyl-cysteinyl-valine synthetase
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