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Literature summary for 1.1.1.108 extracted from

  • Uanschou, C.; Frieht, R.; Pittner, F.
    What to learn from a comparative genomic sequence analysis of L-carnitine dehydrogenase (2005), Monatsh. Chem., 136, 1365-1381.
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Application

Application Comment Organism
diagnostics the L-carnitine oxidation step can be exploited for spectroscopic L-carnitine determination in biological fluids Bacteria

Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
the gene encoding the enzyme is localized in a conserved genome region Bacteria

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
35000
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x * 35000, about, DNA sequence calculation Bacteria

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
(R)-(-)-3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylamino)butyrate + NAD+ Bacteria i.e. L-carnitine, first step in the oxidative degradation of L-carnitine to glycine betaine 3-oxo-4-(trimethylamino)butyrate + NADH
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?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Bacteria
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not in gram-positive bacteria
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
additional information L-carnitine can serve as sole source of energy, carbon, and nitrogen Bacteria
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
(R)-(-)-3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylamino)butyrate + NAD+ i.e. L-carnitine Bacteria 3-oxo-4-(trimethylamino)butyrate + NADH
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?
(R)-(-)-3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylamino)butyrate + NAD+ i.e. L-carnitine, first step in the oxidative degradation of L-carnitine to glycine betaine Bacteria 3-oxo-4-(trimethylamino)butyrate + NADH
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?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
? x * 35000, about, DNA sequence calculation Bacteria

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
L-carnitine dehydrogenase
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Bacteria
L-CDH
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Bacteria

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
NAD+
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Bacteria