Term Name: saccharopine dehydrogenase activity
Synonyms: lysine-2-oxoglutarate reductase activity, lysine-ketoglutarate reductase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the cleavage of N6-(L-1,3-dicarboxypropyl)-L-lysine to release an amino acid (lysine or glutamate), with the concomitant reduction of an electron acceptor.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004753]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-NH group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor
has subtype: saccharopine dehydrogenase (NAD+, L-glutamate-forming) activity saccharopine dehydrogenase (NAD+, L-lysine-forming) activity saccharopine dehydrogenase (NADP+, L-glutamate-forming) activity saccharopine dehydrogenase (NADP+, L-lysine-forming) activity