carbamoyl

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.

carbamoyl

the radical NH₂−CO−.

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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.