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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
1.5.1.4 created 1961, deleted 1976
1.5.1.13 created 1972, deleted 2004
1.5.1.14 created 1976, deleted 1989
1.5.99.7 created 1976, deleted 2002
1.5.99.10 created 1999, deleted 2002