N-Carbamoyl-L-Aspartate (CAA)

Carbamoyl aspartate is a metabolite in the pathway of pyrimidine biosynthesis.

1. Aspartate + Carbamoyl Phosphate <=> Carbamoyl aspartate (catalyzed by Aspartate Transcarbamoylase).

2. Carbamoyl Aspartate <=> Dihydroorotate + H2O (catalyzed by Dihydroorotase)

See also: Figure 22.10, De Novo Pyrimidine Nucleotide Metabolism

INTERNET LINK: Pyrimidine Metabolism