This file may be error. The precursor to ornithine and proline is thought to be glutamate-5-semialdehyde. See, for instance, Thomas M. Devlin, Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations, Sixth Edition, p. 755 (Figure 19.28) and p. 756 (Figure 19.29).
| Glutamate-1-semialdehyde | |
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| IUPAC name |
(4S)-4-amino-5-oxo-pentanoic acid
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 68462-55-5 |
| PubChem | 129297 |
| MeSH | glutamate-1-semialdehyde |
| SMILES |
C(CC(=O)O)C(C=O)N
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C5H9NO3 |
| Molar mass | 131.13 g/mol |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) | |
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Glutamate-1-semialdehyde is a molecule formed from glutamate, and is a precursor to ornithine and proline.
It is an intermediate in the metabolism of histidine, with the immediate precursor being formiminoglutamic acid.
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