carbamoyl
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carbamoyl
[kahr´bah-moil]the radical NH2CO–.
car·ba·mo·yl
(kar'bă-mō-il),The acyl radical, NH2-CO-, the transfer of which plays an important role in certain biochemical reactions, for example, in the urea cycle, via carbamoyl phosphate.
carbamoyl
/car·bam·o·yl/ (kahr-bam´o-il) the radical NH2CO—; see carbamoyltransferase.car·bam·o·yl
(kahr-bam'ō-ĭl)The acyl radical, NH2-CO-, the transfer of which plays an important role in certain biochemical reactions.
Synonym(s): carbamyl.
Synonym(s): carbamyl.
carbamoyl
the radical NH2−CO−.
carbamoyl phosphate synthetases
enzymes catalyzing the synthesis of carbamoyl phosphate. Carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase I is the starting enzyme of the urea cycle. Carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase II is the starting enzyme of pyrimidine synthesis.