Inherited deficiencies of the lysine and tryptophan catabolic pathways, due to mutations in the glutaryl-CoA-dehydrogenase (GCDH) gene, cause glutaric aciduria type 1 (GA1). In mammals two metabolic routes for L-lysine oxidation exist, the mitochondrial saccharopine pathway, which is predominant in ...
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus (Mouse)