Glycine degradation

Kikuchi G, Motokawa Y, Yoshida T, Hiraga K. Glycine cleavage system: reaction mechanism, physiological significance, and hyperglycinemia. Proc Jpn Acad Ser B Phys Biol Sci. 2008;84(7):246–63. PMID: 18941301; PMCID: PMC3666648.

Metabolites

CO2

Formula: CO2 (43.98983)

CAS ID: 124-38-9

H+

Formula: H (1.0078246)

CAS ID: 12408-02-5

NADH(2-)

Formula: C21H27N7O14P2 (663.1091182000001)

CAS ID:

NAD(1-)

Formula: C21H26N7O14P2 (662.1012936000001)

CAS ID: 53-84-9



Enzyme

EC Number name full name note
1.4.4.2 glycine dehydrogenase (aminomethyl-transferring) glycine:H-protein-lipoyllysine oxidoreductase (decarboxylating, acceptor-amino-methylating)
1.8.1.4 dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase protein-N6-(dihydrolipoyl)lysine:NAD+ oxidoreductase
2.1.2.10 aminomethyltransferase [protein]-S8-aminomethyldihydrolipoyllysine:tetrahydrofolate aminomethyltransferase (ammonia-forming)
2.3.1.61 dihydrolipoyllysine-residue succinyltransferase succinyl-CoA:enzyme-N6-(dihydrolipoyl)lysine S-succinyltransferase


Proteins

Protein ID name full name