Entry
Name
phenylalanine dehydrogenase;
L-phenylalanine dehydrogenase;
PHD
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on the CH-NH2 group of donors;
With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
L-phenylalanine:NAD+ oxidoreductase (deaminating)
Reaction(IUBMB)
L-phenylalanine + H2O + NAD+ = phenylpyruvate + NH3 + NADH + H+ [RN:
R00688 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
The enzymes from Bacillus badius and Sporosarcina ureae are highly specific for L-phenylalanine; that from Bacillus sphaericus also acts on L-tyrosine.
History
EC 1.4.1.20 created 1989
Pathway
ec00400 Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis
ec01110 Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Orthology
K00270 phenylalanine dehydrogenase
Genes
BFD : NCTC4823_03400(pdh_2)
PARG : PspKH34_14350(yqiT_2)
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Asano Y, Nakazawa A, Endo K.
Title
Novel phenylalanine dehydrogenases from Sporosarcina ureae and Bacillus sphaericus. Purification and characterization.
Journal
J Biol Chem 262:10346-54 (1987)
Reference
Authors
Asano Y, Nakazawa A, Endo K, Hibino Y, Ohmori M, Numao N, Kondo K
Title
Phenylalanine dehydrogenase of Bacillus badius. Purification, characterization and gene cloning.
Journal
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 1.4.1.20
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 1.4.1.20
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