Reaction: pyruvate + L-aspartate-4-semialdehyde = (2S,4S)-4-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrodipicolinate + H2O
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Glossary: (2S,4S)-4-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrodipicolinate = (2S,4S)-4-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate
Other name(s): dihydrodipicolinate synthase (incorrect); dihydropicolinate synthetase (incorrect); dihydrodipicolinic acid synthase (incorrect); L-aspartate-4-semialdehyde hydro-lyase (adding pyruvate and cyclizing); dapA (gene name).
Systematic name: L-aspartate-4-semialdehyde hydro-lyase [adding pyruvate and cyclizing; (2S,4S)-4-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrodipicolinate-forming]
Comments: Studies of the enzyme from the bacterium Escherichia coli have shown that the reaction can be divided into three consecutive steps: Schiff base formation between pyruvate and an active-site lysine, the addition of L-aspartate-semialdehyde, and finally transimination leading to cyclization with simultaneous dissociation of the product.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9055-59-8
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