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Structural highlights

Function

ACMSD_HUMAN Converts alpha-amino-beta-carboxymuconate-epsilon-semialdehyde (ACMS) to alpha-aminomuconate semialdehyde (AMS). ACMS can be converted non-enzymatically to quinolate (QA), a key precursor of NAD, and a potent endogenous excitotoxin of neuronal cells which is implicated in the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative disorders. In the presence of ACMSD, ACMS is converted to AMS, a benign catabolite. ACMSD ultimately controls the metabolic fate of tryptophan catabolism along the kynurenine pathway.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Garavaglia S, Perozzi S, Galeazzi L, Raffaelli N, Rizzi M. The crystal structure of human alpha-amino-beta-carboxymuconate-epsilon-semialdehyde decarboxylase in complex with 1,3-dihydroxyacetonephosphate suggests a regulatory link between NAD synthesis and glycolysis. FEBS J. 2009 Nov;276(22):6615-23. Epub 2009 Oct 16. PMID:19843166 doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07372.x
2. ↑ Fukuoka S, Ishiguro K, Yanagihara K, Tanabe A, Egashira Y, Sanada H, Shibata K. Identification and expression of a cDNA encoding human alpha-amino-beta-carboxymuconate-epsilon-semialdehyde decarboxylase (ACMSD). A key enzyme for the tryptophan-niacine pathway and "quinolinate hypothesis". J Biol Chem. 2002 Sep 20;277(38):35162-7. Epub 2002 Jul 24. PMID:12140278 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M200819200