| Entry |
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| Name |
lysine---pyruvate 6-transaminase;
lysine-pyruvate aminotransferase;
Lys-AT
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| Class |
Transferases;
Transferring nitrogenous groups;
Transaminases
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| Sysname |
L-lysine:pyruvate aminotransferase
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
L-lysine + pyruvate = (S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoate + L-alanine [RN: R00453]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
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| Product |
(S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoate [CPD: C04076];
L-alanine [CPD: C00041]
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| History |
EC 2.6.1.71 created 1990, modified 2011
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| Reference |
1 |
| Authors |
Schmidt H, Bode R, Birnbaum D. |
| Title |
A novel enzyme, L-lysine : pyruvate aminotransferase, catalyses the first step of lysine catabolism in Pichia guilliermondii. |
| Journal |
FEMS Microbiol Lett 49:203-206 (1988) |
| Other DBs |
| ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 2.6.1.71 |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 2.6.1.71 |
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