Table 5.
Neurometabolic disorders with hyperammonemia and the involved enzymes
| Neurometabolic disorder | Enzyme |
|---|---|
| Urea cycle defects | Carbamyl phosphate synthetase (CPS) deficiency, Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency, Argininosuccinate synthetase (AS) deficiency, Argininosuccinate lyase (AL) deficiency, Arginase deficiency?, Nacetyl glutamate synthetase deficiency |
| Organic acidemias | Propionic academia, Methylmalonic academia, Isovaleric academia, Beta-ketothiolase deficiency, Multiple carboxylase deficiency, Glutaric aciduria type II, 3-hydroxy -3-methylglutaric aciduria |
| Fatty acid oxidation disorders | Long Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (LCAD) Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCAD) |