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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
1.1.99.15 created 1978, deleted 1980
1.1.99.17 created 1982, deleted 2003
1.5.1.4 created 1961, deleted 1976
1.5.1.13 created 1972, deleted 2004
1.5.1.14 created 1976, deleted 1989