- Saccharopine
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IUPACName=2- [(5-amino-5-carboxy-pentyl) amino] pentanedioic acid
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Section1= Chembox Identifiers
CASNo=997-68-2
PubChem=1087
SMILES=C(CCNC(CCC(=O)O)C(=O)O)CC(C(=O)O)N
MeSHName=Saccharopine
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Formula=C11H20N2O6
MolarMass=276.286
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BoilingPt=257-259°C
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Autoignition=Saccharopine is an intermediate in the
metabolism of amino acidlysine . It is a precursor of lysine in thealpha-aminoadipate pathway which occurs in a few lower fungi, the higher fungi, andeuglenid s. In mammals and higher plants saccharopine is an intermediate in the degradation of lysine, formed by condensation of lysine andalpha-ketoglutarate .Reaction
The reactions involved, catalysed by
saccharopine dehydrogenase s, are::lysine + alpha-ketoglutarate <--> saccharopine <--> glutamate +
2-aminoadipate 6-semialdehyde Pathology
Saccharopinuria (high amounts of saccharopine in the urine) and saccharopinemia (an excess of saccharopine in the blood) are conditions present in some inherited disorders of lysine degradation.History
Saccharopine was first isolated in 1961 from
yeasts ("Saccharomyces", hence the name) by Darling and Larsen. [Darling, S., and Larsen, P. O., Saccharopine, a new amino acid in Baker's and Brewer's yeast: I. Isolation and properties. "Acta Chem. Scand.", 15, 743 (1961).]ee also
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