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B6db activities: amine.transaminase

amine_transaminase
Description Aromatic amine--pyruvate aminotransferase (2.6.1.-)
Alternative names amine-pyruvate transaminase;
omega transaminase (ambiguous);
Catalyzed reaction An aromatic amine + pyruvate = an aromatic ketone (or aldehyde) + L-alanine.
Cofactor Pyridoxal phosphate.
Comments -!- Acts on compounds such as 1-aminoindane, benzylamine or alpha-methylbenzylamine. It reacts less efficiently with aliphatic amines and with alpha- or omega amino-acids. In particular, it reacts very poorly with beta-alanine (which clearly distinguishes these enzymes with respect to EC 2.6.1.18, beta-alanine aminotransferase).
Organisms -Eubacteria
 

Family 

 
Links Enzyme (activities) amine_transaminase
BRENDA (activities) amine_transaminase
KEGG (pathways) amine_transaminase
PLPMDB (PLP mutants) amine_transaminase
 
References
 Seo JH, Park HY, Kim J, Lee BS, Kim BG. (2008) Exploring sequence space: profile analysis and protein-ligand docking to screen omega-aminotransferases with expanded substrate specificity Biotechnol J 3 676-86.

 Kaulmann, U.; Smithies, K.; Smith, M.E.B.; Hailes, H.C.; Ward, J.M. (2007) Substrate spectrum of omega-transaminase from Chromobacterium violaceum DSM30191 and its potential for biocatalysis Enzyme Microb Tech 41 628-637.

 Shin JS, Yun H, Jang JW, Park I, Kim BG. (2003) Purification, characterization, and molecular cloning of a novel amine:pyruvate transaminase from Vibrio fluvialis JS17 Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 61 463-71.

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last changed 2011/04/13 13:14

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