Term Name: | carglumic acid |
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Synonyms: | (2S)-2-(carbamoylamino)pentanedioic acid, acide carglumique, acido carglumico, acidum carglumicum, Carbaglu, Carbamino-L-glutamic acid, Carbamylglutamic acid, carglumic acid, L-N-Carbamoylglutamic acid, N-carbamoyl-L-glutamic acid, Ureidoglutaric acid |
Definition: | A urea that is the N-carbamoyl derivative of L-glutamic acid. An orphan drug used to treat a deficiency in the enzyme N-acetylglutamate synthase, which leads to acute hyperammonaemia. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:71028] ( EBI ) |