Reaction: N6-(L-1,3-dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine + NAD+ + H2O = L-glutamate + (S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoate + NADH + 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): dehydrogenase, saccharopine (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, glutamate-forming); saccharopin dehydrogenase; NAD+ oxidoreductase (L-2-aminoadipic-δ-semialdehyde and glutamate forming); aminoadipic semialdehyde synthase; saccharopine dehydrogenase (NAD, L-glutamate-forming)
Systematic name: N6-(L-1,3-dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine:NAD+ oxidoreductase (L-glutamate-forming)
(b>Comments: The activities of this enzyme along with EC 1.5.1.8, saccharopine dehydrogenase (NADP+, L-lysine-forming), occur on a single protein.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37256-26-1
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]