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EC 1.5.1.8 Details
EC number
1.5.1.8
Accepted name
saccharopine dehydrogenase (NADP+, L-lysine-forming)
Reaction
N6-(L-1,3-dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine + NADP+ + H2O = L-lysine + 2-oxoglutarate + NADPH + H+
Other name(s)
lysine-2-oxoglutarate reductase,
lysine-ketoglutarate reductase,
L-lysine-α-ketoglutarate reductase,
lysine:α-ketoglutarate:TPNH oxidoreductase (ε-N-[gultaryl-2]-L-lysine forming),
saccharopine (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, lysine-forming) dehydrogenase,
6-N-(L-1,3-dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine:NADP+ oxidoreductase (L-lysine-forming)
Systematic name
N6-(L-1,3-dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine:NADP+ oxidoreductase (L-lysine-forming)
CAS registry number
9031-19-0
History
created 1972
EC Tree
1.5.1.4 created 1961, deleted 1976
1.5.1.13 created 1972, deleted 2004
1.5.1.14 created 1976, deleted 1989