B6db activities : 2_6_1

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	2.6.1.27
Description	Tryptophan aminotransferase.
Catalyzed reaction	L-tryptophan + 2-oxoglutarate = indole-3-pyruvate + L-glutamate.
Cofactor	Pyridoxal-phosphate.
Comments	-!- Also acts on 5-hydroxytryptophan and, to a lesser extent on the phenyl amino acids.
Organisms	-Bacteria -Plants -Fungi -Metazoa
Family	2.6.1.27 (2)

Links	Enzyme (activities) 2.6.1.27 BRENDA (activities) 2.6.1.27 KEGG (pathways) 2.6.1.27 PLPMDB (PLP mutants) 2.6.1.27

References	Stepanova AN, Robertson-Hoyt J, Yun J, Benavente LM, Xie DY, Dolezal K, Schlereth A, Jürgens G, Alonso JM. (2008) TAA1-mediated auxin biosynthesis is essential for hormone crosstalk and plant development Cell 133 177-91. Tao Y, Ferrer JL, Ljung K, Pojer F, Hong F, Long JA, Li L, Moreno JE, Bowman ME, Ivans LJ, Cheng Y, Lim J, Zhao Y, Ballaré CL, Sandberg G, Noel JP, Chory J. (2008) Rapid synthesis of auxin via a new tryptophan-dependent pathway is required for shade avoidance in plants Cell 133 164-7. Articles on 2.6.1.27

last changed	2008/05/21 19:36

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