Abstract
The Saccharopine pathway is the main degradation pathway of Lysine in plants and animals. The first gene of the pathway is the AASS, which encodes the bifunctional enzyme Aminoadipate-Semialdehyde Synthase, responsible for the convertion of Lysine in Aminoadipate Semialdehyde (AASA) via the intermediate Saccharopine. It is then oxidized to Aminoadipic Acid by the Aminoadipate Semialdehyde…