Reaction: L-arogenate + NAD(P)+ = L-tyrosine + NAD(P)H + CO2
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Other name(s): arogenic dehydrogenase (ambiguous); cyclohexadienyl dehydrogenase; pretyrosine dehydrogenase (ambiguous)
Systematic name: L-arogenate:NAD(P)+ oxidoreductase (decarboxylating)
Comments: See also EC 1.3.1.12 (prephenate dehydrogenase), EC 1.3.1.43 (arogenate dehydrogenase), and EC 1.3.1.78 [arogenate dehydrogenase (NADP+)].
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 64295-75-6
References:
1. Connelly, J.A. and Conn, E.E. Tyrosine biosynthesis in Sorghum bicolor: isolation and regulatory properties of arogenate dehydrogenase. Z. Naturforsch. [C] 41 (1986) 69-78. [PMID: 2939643]
2. Bonner, C. and Jensen, R. Arogenate dehydrogenase. Methods Enzymol. 142 (1987) 488-494. [PMID: 3600376]