ENTRY       EC 1.5.1.24
NAME        N5-(Carboxyethyl)ornithine synthase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on the CH-NH group of donors
            With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
SYSNAME     N5-(L-1-Carboxyethyl)-L-ornithine:NADP+ oxidoreductase
            (L-ornithine-dorming)
REACTION    N5-(L-1-Carboxyethyl)-L-ornithine + NADP+ + H2O = L-Ornithine +
            Pyruvate + NADPH
SUBSTRATE   N5-(L-1-Carboxyethyl)-L-ornithine
            NADP+
            H2O
PRODUCT     L-Ornithine
            L-Lysine
            Pyruvate
            NADPH
COMMENT     In the reverse direction, L-lysine cat act instead of L-ornithine,
            more slowly. Acts as the amino group. cf. EC 1.5.1.16.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.5.1.24
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.5.1.24
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