Aspartate Kinase

**Definition:** An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of beta-aspartyl phosphate from aspartic acid and ATP. Threonine serves as an allosteric regulator of this enzyme to control the biosynthetic pathway from aspartic acid to threonine. EC 2.7.2.4.

**Tree numbers:** - D08.811.913.696.630.050

**Synonyms:** - Aspartokinase - Aspartyl Kinase