Description | Succinylglutamic-semialdehyde dehydrogenase (or succinylglutamic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SGSD, E. coli AstD, EC=1.2.1.71)) is the fourth enzyme in the arginine succinyltransferase (AST) pathway for arginine catabolism [ ], and catalyzes the NAD+-dependent reduction of succinylglutamate semialdehyde into succinylglutamate [ ]. This pathway converts the carbon skeleton of arginine into glutamate, with the concomitant production of ammonia and conversion of succinyl-CoA into succinate and CoA. | Name | Succinylglutamate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase |
Short Name | SuccinylGlu_semiald_DH_AstD | Type | Family |