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Glutamate 5 semialdehyde

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Formula
  
C5H9NO3

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Medical vocabulary what does glutamate 5 semialdehyde dehydrogenase mean


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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