Term Name: diaminopimelate dehydrogenase activity
Synonyms: meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate:NADP+ oxidoreductase (deaminating), meso-alpha,epsilon-diaminopimelate dehydrogenase activity, meso-diaminopimelate D-dehydrogenase activity, meso-diaminopimelate dehydrogenase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: meso-2,6-diaminopimelate + H2O + NADP+ = L-2-amino-6-oxopimelate + H+ + NADPH + NH4.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0047850]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-NH2 group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor
inverse has_part: lysine biosynthetic process via diaminopimelate, dehydrogenase pathway