Alanine_dehydrogenase
Alanine dehydrogenase (EC 1.4.1.1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- L-alanine + H2O + NAD+ pyruvate + NH3 + NADH + H+
The 2 substrates of this enzyme are L-alanine, water, and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide+ because water is 55M and does not change, whereas its 4 products are pyruvate, ammonia, NADH, and hydrogen ion.
This enzyme participates in taurine and hypotaurine metabolism and reductive carboxylate cycle (CO2 fixation).