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saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+
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[InstanceEdit:73677] D'Eustachio, P, 2003-06-24 00:00:00
catalystActivity
[CatalystActivity:70937] saccharopine dehydrogenase (NAD+, L-glutamate-forming) activity of AASS tetramer [mitochondrial matrix]
catalystActivityReference
[CatalystActivityReference:9643995] saccharopine dehydrogenase (NAD+, L-glutamate-forming) activity of AASS tetramer [mitochondrial matrix] Familial hyperlysinemias. Purification and characterization of the bifunctional aminoadipic semialdehyde synthase with lysine-ketoglutarate reductase and saccharopine dehydrogenase activities
category
transition
compartment
[Compartment:5460] mitochondrial matrix
crossReference
[DatabaseIdentifier:12667576] RHEA:24521
[DatabaseIdentifier:9925997] RHEA:24521
dbId
70940
displayName
saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+
edited
[InstanceEdit:73677] D'Eustachio, P, 2003-06-24 00:00:00
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-71064] Lysine catabolism - Homo sapiens
followingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-70941] alpha-aminoadipoate semialdehyde + NAD+ => alpha-aminoadipate + NADH + H+ - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-508561] alpha-ketoadipate + glutamate <=> alpha-aminoadipate + alpha-ketoglutarate - Homo sapiens
input
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-113521] H2O [mitochondrial matrix]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-113526] NAD+ [mitochondrial matrix]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-30176] SACN [mitochondrial matrix]
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:70926] Familial hyperlysinemias. Purification and characterization of the bifunctional aminoadipic semialdehyde synthase with lysine-ketoglutarate reductase and saccharopine dehydrogenase activities
[LiteratureReference:70929] Identification of the alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde synthase gene, which is defective in familial hyperlysinemia
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1
modified
[InstanceEdit:11080360] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+
H2O + L-saccharopine + NAD(+) => (S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoate + H(+) + L-glutamate + NADH
AASS tetramer oxidises SACN to 2AMAS
orthologousEvent
[Reaction:R-MMU-70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - Mus musculus
[Reaction:R-SCE-70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
[Reaction:R-SPO-70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - Schizosaccharomyces pombe
[Reaction:R-DDI-70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - Dictyostelium discoideum
[Reaction:R-CEL-70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - Caenorhabditis elegans
[Reaction:R-DME-70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - Drosophila melanogaster
[Reaction:R-DRE-70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - Danio rerio
[Reaction:R-RNO-70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - Rattus norvegicus
[Reaction:R-CFA-70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - Canis familiaris
[Reaction:R-BTA-70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - Bos taurus
[Reaction:R-GGA-70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - Gallus gallus
[Reaction:R-XTR-70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - Xenopus tropicalis
[Reaction:R-SSC-70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - Sus scrofa
output
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-113556] 2AMAS [mitochondrial matrix]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-113529] H+ [mitochondrial matrix]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-113552] L-Glu [mitochondrial matrix]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-29362] NADH [mitochondrial matrix]
precedingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-70938] lysine + alpha-ketoglutarate +NADPH + H+ => saccharopine + NADP+ + H2O - Homo sapiens
releaseDate
2004-07-06
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
schemaClass
Reaction
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-70940
summation
[Summation:179169] The saccharopine dehydrogenase activity of lysine-ketoglutar...
updateTrackers
[UpdateTracker:9790826] Update Tracker - [Reaction:70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - v32:[modifyText, removeLiteratureReference]
Referrals
(updatedInstance)
[UpdateTracker:9790826] Update Tracker - [Reaction:70940] saccharopine + NAD+ + H2O => alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde + glutamate + NADH + H+ - v32:[modifyText, removeLiteratureReference]
(hasEvent)
[Pathway:R-HSA-71064] Lysine catabolism
(precedingEvent)
[Reaction:R-HSA-508561] alpha-ketoadipate + glutamate <=> alpha-aminoadipate + alpha-ketoglutarate
[Reaction:R-HSA-70941] alpha-aminoadipoate semialdehyde + NAD+ => alpha-aminoadipate + NADH + H+
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