Glutamate-5-semialdehyde

Glutamate-5-semialdehyde
Names
IUPAC name
(2S)-2-Amino-5-oxopentanoic acid
Other names
L-Glutamate gamma-semialdehyde; gamma-Glutamyl semialdehyde
Identifiers
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PubChem 4392
Properties
C5H9NO3
Molar mass 131.13 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Glutamate-5-semialdehyde is a non-proteinogenic amino acid involved in the biosynthesis of proline and arginine (via ornithine), as well as in the biosynthesis of antibiotics, such as carbapenems. It is synthesized by the reduction of glutamyl-5-phosphate by glutamate-5-semialdehyde dehydrogenase.

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