Entry
Name
L-lysine 6-transaminase;
lysine 6-aminotransferase;
lysine epsilon-aminotransferase;
lysine epsilon-transaminase;
lysine:2-ketoglutarate 6-aminotransferase;
L-lysine-alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase;
L-lysine-alpha-ketoglutarate 6-aminotransferase
Class
Transferases;
Transferring nitrogenous groups;
Transaminases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
L-lysine:2-oxoglutarate 6-aminotransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
L-lysine + 2-oxoglutarate = (S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoate + L-glutamate [RN:
R00457 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
(S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoate [CPD:
C04076 ];
L-glutamate [CPD:
C00025 ]
Comment
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. The product (L-allysine) is converted into the intramolecularly dehydrated form, (S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridine-2-carboxylate.
History
EC 2.6.1.36 created 1972, modified 2011
Orthology
K03918 L-lysine 6-transaminase
Genes
LLU : AKJ09_00862 AKJ09_07223
MBAI : MB901379_01139(lat)
MHEK : JMUB5695_03701(lat)
MPHL : MPHLCCUG_01571(lat)
MAUU : NCTC10437_01354(lat)
MSAL : DSM43276_03441(lat)
NFR : ERS450000_03131(lat)
NAD : NCTC11293_01835(lat)
RCR : NCTC10994_03875(lat)
RHOP : D8W71_03260 D8W71_22365
SALL : SAZ_00190 SAZ_42615
ARAM : KAR29_08910(lat) KAR29_11210(lat)
SDJ : NCTC13534_04868(lat_2)
STHA : NCTC11429_00947(lat)
CGLE : NCTC11432_00461(lat)
CTAI : NCTC12078_00689(lat)
CHRJ : CHRYMOREF3P_0298(lat)
CJG : NCTC13459_00450(lat)
CANT : NCTC13489_00432(lat)
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Soda K, Misono H, Yamamoto T.
Title
L-Lysine:alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase. I. Identification of a product, delta-1-piperideine-6-carboxylic acid.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Soda K, Misono H.
Title
L-Lysine:alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase. II. Purification, crystallization, and properties.
Journal
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 2.6.1.36
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.6.1.36