"Asparagine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A non-essential amino acid that is involved in the metabolic control of cell functions in nerve and brain tissue. It is biosynthesized from ASPARTIC ACID and AMMONIA by asparagine synthetase. (From Concise Encyclopedia Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3rd ed)
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D001216
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.068.060 D12.125.095.165 D12.125.154.049
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Asparagine" by people in Profiles.
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Red blood cell-encapsulated L-asparaginase: potential therapy of patients with asparagine synthetase deficient acute myeloid leukemia. Protein Pept Lett. 2013 Apr; 20(4):392-402.
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The XPD Asp312Asn and Lys751Gln polymorphisms, corresponding haplotype, and pancreatic cancer risk. Cancer Lett. 2007 Jan 08; 245(1-2):61-8.
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Essential role of histidine 20 in the catalytic mechanism of Escherichia coli peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase. Biochemistry. 2004 Apr 20; 43(15):4583-91.
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A calcium-binding, asparagine-linked oligosaccharide is involved in skeleton formation in the sea urchin embryo. J Cell Biol. 1989 Sep; 109(3):1289-99.
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Insolubilization of L-asparaginase by covalent attachment to nylon tubing. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1972 Apr 14; 47(1):66-73.