Glutamate-1-semialdehyde explained

Glutamate-1-semialdehyde is a molecule formed from by the reduction of tRNA bound glutamate, catalyzed by glutamyl-tRNA reductase. It is isomerized by glutamate-1-semialdehyde 2,1-aminomutase to give aminolevulinic acid in the biosynthesis of porphyrins, including heme and chlorophyll.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Beale SI . Biosynthesis of the Tetrapyrrole Pigment Precursor, delta-Aminolevulinic Acid, from Glutamate . Plant Physiol. . 93 . 4 . 1273–9 . August 1990 . 16667613 . 1062668 . 10.1104/pp.93.4.1273.
  2. Book: Willows, R.D. . Chlorophylls . Goodman, Robert M. . Encyclopaedia of Plant and Crop Science . Marcel Dekker . 2004 . 0-8247-4268-0 . 258–262 .

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