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EC 1.5.1.23 Details
EC number
1.5.1.23
Accepted name
tauropine dehydrogenase
Reaction
tauropine + NAD+ + H2O = taurine + pyruvate + NADH + H+
Other name(s)
2-N-(D-1-carboxyethyl)taurine:NAD+ oxidoreductase (taurine-forming)
Systematic name
N2-(D-1-carboxyethyl)taurine:NAD+ oxidoreductase (taurine-forming)
CAS registry number
104645-74-1
Comment
In the reverse reaction, alanine can act instead of taurine, but more slowly, and 2-oxobutanoate and 2-oxopentanoate can act instead of pyruvate.
History
created 1989
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