| EC |
2.6.1.28 |
| Accepted name: |
tryptophan—phenylpyruvate transaminase |
| Reaction: |
L-tryptophan + phenylpyruvate = (indol-3-yl)pyruvate + L-phenylalanine |
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For diagram of reaction, click here and for mechanism, click here |
| Other name(s): |
L-tryptophan-α-ketoisocaproate aminotransferase |
| Systematic name: |
L-tryptophan:phenylpyruvate aminotransferase |
| Comments: |
Valine, leucine and isoleucine can replace tryptophan as amino donor. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 37277-87-5 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Koide, Y., Honma, M. and Shimomura, T. L-Tryptophan-α-ketoisocaproate aminotransferase from Pseudomonas sp. Agric. Biol. Chem. 44 (1980) 2013–2019. |
| 2. |
Sukanya, N.K. and Vaidyanathan, C.S. Aminotransferases of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Transamination between tryptophan and phenylpyruvate. Biochem. J. 92 (1964) 594–598. [PMID: 5837443] |
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| [EC 2.6.1.28 created 1972] |
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