ENTRY EC 2.6.1.67
NAME 2-Aminohexanoate transaminase
Norleucin transaminate
CLASS Transferases
Transferring nitrogenous groups
Transaminases
SYSNAME L-2-Aminohexanoate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
REACTION L-2-Aminohexanoate + 2-Oxoglutarate = 2-Oxohexanoate + L-Glutamate
SUBSTRATE L-2-Aminohexanoate
2-Oxoglutarate
L-Leucine
PRODUCT 2-Oxohexanoate
L-Glutamate
COFACTOR Pyridoxal phosphate
COMMENT A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. Also acts on L-leucine and, more
slowly, on L-isoleucine, L-2--aminopentanoate and L-aspartate.
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.6.1.67
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.6.1.67
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