B6db activities : 2_6_1

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	2.6.1.24
Description	Diiodotyrosine aminotransferase
Alternative names	Halogenated tyrosine transaminase
Catalyzed reaction	3,5-diiodo-L-tyrosine + 2-oxoglutarate = 3,5-diiodo-4- hydroxyphenylpyruvate + L-glutamate.
Cofactor	Pyridoxal-phosphate.
Comments	-!- Also acts on 3,5-dichloro-, 3,5-dibromo- and 3-iodo-L-tyrosine, thyroxine and triiodothyronine. -!- Formerly EC 2.6.1.25.
Organisms	-Metazoa

Links	Enzyme (activities) 2.6.1.24 BRENDA (activities) 2.6.1.24 KEGG (pathways) 2.6.1.24 PLPMDB (PLP mutants) 2.6.1.24

References	Nakano, M. (1967) Purification and properties of halogenated tyrosine and thyroid hormone transaminase from rat kidney mitochondria J Biol Chem 242 73-81. Articles on 2.6.1.24

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