Two siblings with urea cycle disorders present with hyperammonemia. Sibling A has elevated plasma argininosuccinate and low plasma arginine; Sibling B has elevated plasma arginine and low plasma citrulline. Which biochemical finding best distinguishes argininosuccinate lyase (ASL) deficiency from argininosuccinate synthetase (AS) deficiency?

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