| Entry |
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| Name |
taurine---2-oxoglutarate transaminase;
taurine aminotransferase;
taurine transaminase;
taurine---alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase;
taurine---glutamate transaminase |
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| Class |
Transferases;
Transferring nitrogenous groups;
Transaminases
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| Sysname |
taurine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase |
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
taurine + 2-oxoglutarate = 2-sulfoacetaldehyde + L-glutamate
[RN:R01684] |
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
R01684;
(other) R00908
 |
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| Substrate |
taurine [CPD:C00245];
2-oxoglutarate [CPD:C00026] |
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| Product |
2-sulfoacetaldehyde [CPD:C00593];
L-glutamate [CPD:C00025] |
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| Cofactor |
Pyridoxal phosphate [CPD:C00018] |
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| Comment |
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. Also acts on
D,L-3-amino-isobutanoate, beta-alanine and 3-aminopropanesulfonate.
Involved in the microbial utilization of beta-alanine. |
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| Pathway |
PATH: ec00410 beta-Alanine metabolism
PATH: ec01100 Metabolic pathways |
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Reference
Authors
Title
Journal
Organism
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1 [PMID:5012173]
Toyama S, Misono H, Soda K.
Crystalline taurine: -ketoglutarate aminotransferase from
Achromobacter superficialis.
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 46 (1972) 1374-9.
Achromobacter superficialis |
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Reference
Authors
Title
Journal
Organism
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2 [PMID:12471498]
Cook AM, Denger K.
Dissimilation of the C2 sulfonates.
Arch. Microbiol. 179 (2002) 1-6.
Achromobacter superficialis |
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| Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 2.6.1.55
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 2.6.1.55
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.6.1.55
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 2.6.1.55
CAS: 9076-52-2 |
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