Reaction: N6-(L-1,3-dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine + NADP+ + H2O = L-lysine + 2-oxoglutarate + NADPH + H+
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Glossary: L-saccharopine = N6-(L-1,3-dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine
Other name(s): lysine-2-oxoglutarate reductase; lysine-ketoglutarate reductase; L-lysine-α-ketoglutarate reductase; lysine:α-ketoglutarate:TPNH oxidoreductase (ε-N-[glutaryl-2]-L-lysine forming); saccharopine (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, lysine-forming) dehydrogenase; saccharopine dehydrogenase (NADP, L-lysine-forming)
Systematic name: N6-(L-1,3-dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine:NADP+ oxidoreductase (L-lysine-forming)
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9031-19-0
References:
1. Hutzler, J. and Dancis, J. Conversion of lysine to saccharopine by human tissues. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 158 (1968) 62-69. [PMID: 4385118]
2. Markovitz, P.J., Chuang, D.T. and Cox, R.P. Familial hyperlysinemias. Purification and characterization of the bifunctional aminoadipic semialdehyde synthase with lysine-ketoglutarate reductase and saccharopine dehydrogenase activities. J. Biol. Chem. 259 (1984) 11643-11646. [PMID: 6434529]