Arginine—pyruvate transaminase
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| Arginine-pyruvate transaminase | |||||||||
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| EC no. | 2.6.1.84 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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In enzymology, an arginine-pyruvate transaminase (EC 2.6.1.84) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- L-arginine + pyruvate 5-guanidino-2-oxopentanoate + L-alanine
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-arginine and pyruvate, whereas its two products are 5-guanidino-2-oxopentanoate and L-alanine.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically the transaminases, which transfer nitrogenous groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-arginine:pyruvate aminotransferase. Other names in common use include arginine:pyruvate transaminase, and AruH.
References[edit]
- Yang Z, Lu CD (2007). "Characterization of an arginine:pyruvate transaminase in arginine catabolism of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1". J. Bacteriol. 189 (11): 3954–9. doi:10.1128/JB.00262-07. PMC 1913410. PMID 17416668.
- Yang Z, Lu CD (2007). "Functional genomics enables identification of genes of the arginine transaminase pathway in Pseudomonas aeruginosa". J. Bacteriol. 189 (11): 3945–53. doi:10.1128/JB.00261-07. PMC 1913404. PMID 17416670.
