Molecular structure
(7R,8S)-8-ammonio-7-(carboxylatoamino)nonanoate
Sensory signature
How this molecule tastes and smells · gold is measured, dashed is a model estimate
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
(8S)-8-amino-7-oxononanoate + L-lysyl-[protein] + CO2 = (7R,8S)-8-amino-7-(carboxyamino)nonanoate + (S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoyl-[protein] + 2 H(+)
N(6)-[(2S,3R)-2-amino-8-carboxyoctan-3-yl]-L-lysyl-[protein] + CO2 + NADP(+) + H2O = (7R,8S)-8-amino-7-(carboxyamino)nonanoate + (S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoyl-[protein] + NADPH + 3 H(+)
N(6)-[(2S,3R)-2-amino-8-carboxyoctan-3-yl]-L-lysyl-[protein] + CO2 + NAD(+) + H2O = (7R,8S)-8-amino-7-(carboxyamino)nonanoate + (S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoyl-[protein] + NADH + 3 H(+)
(7R,8S)-7,8-diammoniononanoate + CO2 = (7R,8S)-8-amino-7-(carboxyamino)nonanoate + 2 H(+)
Foods containing this compound
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