Reaction: N6-(L-1,3-dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine + NADP+ + H2O = L-glutamate + (S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoate + NADPH + H+
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Glossary: L-saccharopine = N6-(L-1,3-dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine
(S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoate = L-2-aminoadipate 6-semialdehyde = L-allysine
Other name(s): saccharopine (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, glutamate-forming) dehydrogenase; aminoadipic semialdehyde-glutamic reductase; aminoadipate semialdehyde-glutamate reductase; aminoadipic semialdehyde-glutamate reductase; ε-N-(L-glutaryl-2)-L-lysine:NAD+(P) oxidoreductase (L-2-aminoadipate-semialdehyde forming); saccharopine reductase; saccharopine dehydrogenase (NADP, L-glutamate-forming)
Systematic name: N6-(L-1,3-dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine:NADP+ oxidoreductase (L-glutamate-forming)
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9033-55-0
References:
1. Jones, E.E. and Broquist, H.P. Saccharopine, an intermediate of the aminoadipic acid pathway of lysine biosynthesis. 3. Aminoadipic semialdehyde-glutamate reductase. J. Biol. Chem. 241 (1966) 3430-3434. [PMID: 4380448]