| EC |
2.6.1.15 |
| Accepted name: |
glutamine—pyruvate transaminase |
| Reaction: |
L-glutamine + pyruvate = 2-oxoglutaramate + L-alanine |
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For diagram of EC 2.6.1, click here |
| Other name(s): |
glutaminase II; L-glutamine transaminase L; glutamine-oxo-acid transaminase |
| Systematic name: |
L-glutamine:pyruvate aminotransferase |
| Comments: |
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. L-Methionine can act as donor; glyoxylate can act as acceptor. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9030-44-8 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Cooper, A.J.L. and Meister, A. Isolation and properties of highly purified glutamine transaminase. Biochemistry 11 (1972) 661–671. [PMID: 5059882] |
| 2. |
Meister, A. Studies on the mechanism and specificity of the glutamine-α-keto acid transamination-deamidation reaction. J. Biol. Chem. 210 (1954) 17–35. [PMID: 13201566] |
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| [EC 2.6.1.15 created 1961] |
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