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B6db activities: 2.6.1.77

2.6.1.77
Description Taurine--pyruvate aminotransferase
Alternative names taurine + pyruvate = L-alanine + 2-sulfoacetaldehyde
Cofactor Pyridoxal-phosphate.
Comments The enzyme from Bilophila wadsworthia catalyzes a reversible reaction that starts an anaerobic taurine degradation pathway.
Hypotaurine (i.e. 2-aminoethanesulfinate) and beta-alanine are also significant donors of an amino group.
Unlike, EC 2.6.1.55, 2-oxoglutarate is not an acceptor of amino groups.
Organisms -Eubacteria
 

Family 

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Links Enzyme (activities) 2.6.1.77
BRENDA (activities) 2.6.1.77
KEGG (pathways) 2.6.1.77
PLPMDB (PLP mutants) 2.6.1.77
 
References Articles on 2.6.1.77
 
last changed 2019/05/17 09:18

B6db activities