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B6db references: 590935

type Journal Article
authors Noguchi, T.; Takada, Y.; Kido, R.
title Glutamate-glyoxylate aminotransferase in rat liver cytosol. Purification, properties and identity with alanine-2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
journal Hoppe Seylers Z Physiol Chem
Activity 2.6.1.4
sel selected
ui 590935
year (1977)
volume 358
number 12
pages 1533-42
 
keywords Alanine Transaminase/*metabolism
abstract After cortisone injection, virtually identical increases in rat liver cytosol alanine-2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase and glutamate- glyoxylate aminotransferase activities were observed. The two activities were co-purified to homogeneity from rat liver cytosol. The purified enzyme was specific for L-alanine with 2-oxoglutarate as amino acceptor. With glyoxylate, however, the enzyme utilized various L-amino acids as amino donors in the following order of activity: glutamate greater than alanine greater than glutamine greater than methionine. The ratio of alanine-2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase activity to glutamate-glyoxylate aminotransferase activity remained constant during purification and was unchanged by a variety of treatments of the purified enzyme. These results suggest that glutamate-glyoxylate aminotransferase is identical with alanine-2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase. Evidence was obtained that the two enzyme activities in the cytosol of dog, cat and human liver are also properties of the same protein.
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