  2.5.1.45 | spermidine + putrescine = sym-homospermidine + propane-1,3-diamine |
the reaction of this enzyme occurs in three steps: i. NAD-dependent dehydrogenation of spermidine, ii. transfer of the 4-aminobutylidene group from dehydrospermidine to putrescine, iii. reduction of the imine intermediate to form homospermidine. Hence the overall reaction is transfer of a 4-aminobutyl group. This enzyme is more specific than EC 2.5.1.44, homospermidine synthase, which is found in bacteria, as it cannot use putrescine as donor of the 4-aminobutyl group. Forms part of the biosynthetic pathway of the poisonous pyrrolizidine alkaloids of the ragworts, Senecio |
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