EC |
1.4.1.5 |
Accepted name: |
L-amino-acid dehydrogenase |
Reaction: |
an L-amino acid + H2O + NAD+ = a 2-oxo carboxylate + NH3 + NADH + H+ |
Systematic name: |
L-amino-acid:NAD+ oxidoreductase (deaminating) |
Comments: |
Acts on aliphatic amino acids. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 9029-13-4 |
References: |
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Nisman, B. and Mager, J. Diphosphopyridine nucleotide and phosphate requirement for oxidation of amino-acids by cell-free extracts of obligate anaerobes. Nature (Lond.) 169 (1952) 243–244. [PMID: 14910739] |
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[EC 1.4.1.5 created 1961] |
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