Beta-alanopine dehydrogenase explained

beta-alanopine dehydrogenase
Ec Number:	1.5.1.26
Cas Number:	113573-64-1
Go Code:	0047697

Beta-alanopine dehydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

beta-alanopine + NAD⁺ + H₂O

\rightleftharpoons beta-alanine + pyruvate + NADH + H⁺

The 3 substrates of this enzyme are beta-alanopine, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide ion, and water, whereas its 4 products are beta-alanine, pyruvate, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, and hydrogen ion.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-NH group of donors with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is N-(D-1-carboxyethyl)-beta-alanine:NAD+ oxidoreductase (beta-alanine-forming).

References

• Sato M, Takahara M, Kanno N, Sato Y, Ellington WR . 1987 . Isolation of a new opine, beta-alanopine, from the extracts of the muscle of the marine bivalve mollusc Scapharca broughtonii . Comp. Biochem. Physiol. . 88B . 803 - 806 .