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EC 1.4.1.20 Details
EC number
1.4.1.20
Accepted name
phenylalanine dehydrogenase
Reaction
L-phenylalanine + H2O + NAD+ = phenylpyruvate + NH3 + NADH + H+
Other name(s)
L-phenylalanine dehydrogenase, PHD
Systematic name
L-phenylalanine:NAD+ oxidoreductase (deaminating)
CAS registry number
69403-12-9
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
created 1989
EC Tree
1.4.1.6 created 1961, deleted 1982