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| Preferred IUPAC name (4S)-4-Amino-5-oxopentanoic acid | |
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| MeSH | glutamate-1-semialdehyde |
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| C5H9NO3 | |
| Molar mass | 131.131 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Glutamate-1-semialdehyde is a molecule formed from by the reduction oftRNA boundglutamate, catalyzed byglutamyl-tRNA reductase. It is isomerized byglutamate-1-semialdehyde 2,1-aminomutase to giveaminolevulinic acid in the biosynthesis ofporphyrins, includingheme andchlorophyll.[1][2]
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