Aspartic acid

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf amino acid transporter
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Asp
gptkbp:biosynthesized_from gptkb:oxaloacetate
gptkbp:CASNumber 56-84-8
gptkbp:category proteinogenic amino acid
non-essential amino acid
gptkbp:charge_at_physiological_pH negative
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C4H7NO4
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1827
Auguste-Arthur Plisson
gptkbp:essential_amino_acid no
gptkbp:found_in_proteins yes
gptkbp:foundIn plant proteins
animal proteins
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aspartic acid
gptkbp:isomerOf D-aspartic acid
L-aspartic acid
gptkbp:IUPACName 2-aminobutanedioic acid
gptkbp:KEGGID C00049
gptkbp:meltingPoint 270 °C (decomposes)
gptkbp:molecularWeight 133.10 g/mol
gptkbp:one-letter_code D
gptkbp:pathway gptkb:urea_cycle
citric acid cycle
amino acid biosynthesis
gluconeogenesis
gptkbp:pKa 2.1
3.9
9.9
gptkbp:polar yes
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:isoleucine
threonine
asparagine
lysine
methionine
gptkbp:PubChem_CID 5960
CHEBI:22660
gptkbp:role_in_gluconeogenesis yes
gptkbp:role_in_neurotransmission excitatory neurotransmitter
gptkbp:role_in_urea_cycle yes
gptkbp:side_chain gptkb:carboxylic_acid
gptkbp:solubility 4.53 g/100 mL (25 °C)
gptkbp:UNII 30KYC7MIAI
gptkbp:used_in_synthesis_of nucleotides
argininosuccinate
asparagine
purines
pyrimidines
other amino acids
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aspartame
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5