Glutamate-5-semialdehyde
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IUPAC name
(2S)-2-Amino-5-oxopentanoic acid | |
Other names
L-Glutamate gamma-semialdehyde; gamma-Glutamyl semialdehyde | |
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PubChem | 4392 |
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Properties | |
Molecular formula |
C5H9NO3 |
Molar mass | 131.13 g·mol−1 |
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
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Glutamate-5-semialdehyde is a non-proteinogenic amino acid involved in the biosynthesis of proline and arginine (via ornithine), as well as in the biosynthesis of antibiotics, such as carbapenems. It is synthesized by the reduction of glutamyl-5-phosphate by glutamate-5-semialdehyde dehydrogenase.
See also
References
- Baich A (1971). "The biosynthesis of proline in Escherichia coli: phosphate-dependent glutamate -semialdehyde dehydrogenase (NADP), the second enzyme in the pathway". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 244 (1): 129–34. doi:10.1016/0304-4165(71)90129-2. PMID 4399189.