This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-NH group of donors with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 2,2'-iminodipropanoate:NAD+ oxidoreductase (L-alanine-forming). Other names in common use include ALPDH, alanopine[meso-N-(1-carboxyethyl)-alanine]dehydrogenase, meso-N-(1-carboxyethyl)-alanine:NAD+ oxidoreductase, alanopine: NAD+ oxidoreductase, ADH, and alanopine:NAD+ oxidoreductase.
References
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Fields JH, Eng AK, Ramsden WD, Hochachka PW, Weinstein B (1980). "Alanopine and strombine are novel imino acids produced by a dehydrogenase found in the adductor muscle of the oyster, Crassostrea gigas". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 201 (1): 110–4. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(80)90493-2. PMID6156653.