Compound

2-(N(omega)-L-arginino)succinate

Conjugate base of (Nω-L-arginino)succinic acid.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:57472), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:57472ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of 2-(N(omega)-L-arginino)succinate — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound, anion
Formula: C10H17N4O6
Mass: 289.268 g/mol
Charge: -1
InChIKey: KDZOASGQNOPSCU-ZBHICJROSA-M
SMILES: [NH2+]=C(NCCC[C@H]([NH3+])C(=O)[O-])NC(CC(=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-]
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

2 entities

2 entities reached.

0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold

What the reference databases state

Statements

3 statements

3 statements · 2 reference databases · Subject: 2-(N(omega)-L-arginino)succinate · Sources: Human-GEM, Rhea

Order

2-(N(omega)-L-arginino)succinate is a substrate of ASLProteinRhea RHEA:24020Inferred only
2-(N(omega)-L-arginino)succinate is a substrate of ASLProteinHuman-GEM MAR03813Inferred only
2-(N(omega)-L-arginino)succinate is a substrate of ASS1ProteinRhea RHEA:10932Inferred only

Reactions

6 reactions

L-aspartate+ATP+L-citrullineAMP+2-(N(omega)-L-arginino)succinate+proton+diphosphate(3-)
Catalysed by ASS1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 6.3.4.5GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR03811CC BY 4.0Reference data
L-arginine+fumaric acid2-(N(omega)-L-arginino)succinate
Catalysed by ASL
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedEC 4.3.2.1GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR03813CC BY 4.0Reference data
2-(N(omega)-L-arginino)succinate2-(N(omega)-L-arginino)succinate
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedGO:0005829, GO:0005615
Human-GEM MAR09911CC BY 4.0Reference data
2-(N(omega)-L-arginino)succinate
Reaction pageReversibleBalance undeterminableGO:0005615
Human-GEM MAR09919CC BY 4.0Reference data
L-citrulline+L-aspartate+ATP(4-)2-(N(omega)-L-arginino)succinate+AMP+diphosphate(3-)+hydron
Catalysed by ASS1
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:10932CC BY 4.0Reference data
2-(N(omega)-L-arginino)succinatefumaric acid+L-arginine
Catalysed by ASL
Reaction pageReversibleBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:24020CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

2 names

Resolves to: 2-(N(omega)-L-arginino)succinate

Also called: 2-{[{[(4S)-4-ammonio-4-carboxylatobutyl]amino}(iminio)methyl]amino}succinate
Systematic name: 2-{[{[(4S)-4-azaniumyl-4-carboxylatobutyl]amino}(iminiumyl)methyl]amino}butanedioate