Cysteine transaminase
| Cysteine transaminase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 2.6.1.3 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 9030-32-4 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| BRENDA | enzyme data | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | enzyme entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| Rhea | reactions | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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Cysteine transaminase (EC 2.6.1.3) is an enzyme characterised from rat liver that catalyzes a reversible chemical reaction that interconverts L-cysteine and α-ketoglutaric acid with 3-mercaptopyruvic acid and L-glutamic acid:[1]
This enzyme is a transferase, specifically the transaminases, which transfer nitrogenous groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-cysteine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase. Other names in common use include cysteine aminotransferase, L-cysteine aminotransferase, and CGT. This enzyme participates in cysteine metabolism. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.[2]
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