21. The conversion of ATP, L-aspartate , and purine nucleotide biosynthesis. 22. It is caused by an N-methyl D-aspartate receptor ). 23. Zinc aspartate is a salt of zinc with the amino acid aspartic acid. 24. OAA either enters into TCA cycle or converts into aspartate in the mitochondria. 25. Aspartate carbamoyltransferase ( ATCase ) de novo " biosynthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides.26. The alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and creatine kinase levels may be raised. 27. Pepsin is an aspartic protease, using a catalytic aspartate in its active site. 28. Once in the cytosol, aspartate is converted by cytosolic aspartate aminotransferase to oxaloacetate. 29. Once in the cytosol, aspartate is converted by cytosolic aspartate aminotransferase to oxaloacetate. 30. Homoserine dehydrogenase catalyzes the reaction of aspartate -semialdehyde ( ASA ) to homoserine.