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Dihydrodipicolinate Reductase
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Definition
: An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrodipicolinate to 2,3-dihydrodipicolinate using NAD(P)+ as a cofactor. It is found in BACTERIA and higher plants involved in the biosynthesis of DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID and LYSINE.
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Reductase, Dihydrodipicolinic Acid; Reductase, Dihydrodipicolinate; Acid Reductase, Dihydrodipicolinic; Dihydrodipicolinic Acid Reductase
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CRR1 protein, Arabidopsis
EC 1.3.1.26
*Arabidopsis Proteins
*Dihydrodipicolinate Reductase.
Plant J 2007 Nov;52(3):539-47