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| Preferred IUPAC name (4S)-4-Amino-5-oxopentanoic acid | |
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| MeSH | glutamate-1-semialdehyde | 
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| C5H9NO3 | |
| Molar mass | 131.131 g·mol−1 | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Glutamate-1-semialdehyde is a molecule formed from by the reduction of tRNA bound glutamate, catalyzed by glutamyl-tRNA reductase. It is isomerized by glutamate-1-semialdehyde 2,1-aminomutase to give aminolevulinic acid in the biosynthesis of porphyrins, including heme and chlorophyll. [1] [2]