| A non-essential amino acid in humans, Aspartic Acid has an overall negative charge and plays an important role in the synthesis of other amino acids and in the citric acid and urea cycles. Asparagine, arginine, lysine, methionine, isoleucine, and some nucleotides are synthesized from aspartic acid. Aspartic acid also serves as a neurotransmitter. (NCI04) Aspartic Acid is from the group Dietary Amino Acid
Non-Essential Amino Acid
Other Names for Aspartic Acid
Aspartic Acid
ASPARTIC ACID
Asp
S)-Aminobutanedioic acid
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