ENTRY       EC 2.6.1.18
NAME        beta-Alanine--pyruvate transaminase
CLASS       Transferases
            Transferring nitrogenous groups
            Transaminases
SYSNAME     L-Alanine:3-oxopropanoate aminotransferase
REACTION    L-Alanine + 3-Oxopropanoate = Pyruvate + beta-Alanine
SUBSTRATE   L-Alanine
            3-Oxopropanoate
PRODUCT     Pyruvate
            beta-Alanine
COFACTOR    Pyridoxal phosphate
COMMENT     A pyridoxal-phosphate protein.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00252  Alanine and Aspartate metabolism
            PATH: MAP00280  Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation
            PATH: MAP00410  beta-Alanine metabolism
            PATH: MAP00640  Propanoate metabolism
MOTIF       PS: PS00600  [LIVMFYW](2)-x-D-E-[LIVMA]-x(2)-[GP]-[LIVMFYWAG]-
                         x(0,1)-[SACR]-x-[GSAD]-x(12,16)-D-[LIVMFYW]-x(2,3)-
                         [GSA]-K-x(3)-[GSTADN]-[GSA]
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.6.1.18
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.6.1.18
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