2-aminoadipate; alpha-aminoadipic acid; alpha-aminoadipate; 2-aminohexanedioic acid

Function

• intermediate in the biosynthesis of lysine (fungi)
• formed from 2-aminoadipate 6-semialdehyde in a reaction catalyzed by antiquitin-1

More general terms

• amine
• carboxylate

Additional terms

• aldehyde dehydrogenase 7 family, member A1 (alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde dehydrogenase, alpha-AASA dehydrogenase, delta1-piperideine-6-carboxylate dehydrogenease, P6c dehydrogenaseantiquitin-1, ALDH7A1, ATQ1)

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=469