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EC 1.5.1.24 Details
EC number
1.5.1.24
Accepted name
N5-(carboxyethyl)ornithine synthase
Reaction
N5-(L-1-carboxyethyl)-L-ornithine + NADP+ + H2O = L-ornithine + pyruvate + NADPH + H+
Other name(s)
5-N-(L-1-carboxyethyl)-L-ornithine:NADP+ oxidoreductase (L-ornithine-forming)
Systematic name
N5-(L-1-carboxyethyl)-L-ornithine:NADP+ oxidoreductase (L-ornithine-forming)
CAS registry number
129070-70-8
Comment
In the reverse direction, L-lysine can act instead of L-ornithine, but more slowly. Acts on the amino group. cf. EC 1.5.1.16, D-lysopine dehydrogenase.
History
created 1990
EC Tree
1.5.3.3 created 1961, deleted 1972
1.5.3.8 created 1989, deleted 1992
1.5.3.9 created 1989, modified 1999, deleted 2002