- D-methionine—pyruvate transaminase
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D-methionine-pyruvate transaminase Identifiers EC number 2.6.1.41 CAS number 37277-93-3 Databases IntEnz IntEnz view BRENDA BRENDA entry ExPASy NiceZyme view KEGG KEGG entry MetaCyc metabolic pathway PRIAM profile PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO Search PMC articles PubMed articles In enzymology, a D-methionine-pyruvate transaminase (EC 2.6.1.41) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- D-methionine + pyruvate 4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoate + L-alanine
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are D-methionine and pyruvate, whereas its two products are 4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoate and L-alanine.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically the transaminases, which transfer nitrogenous groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-methionine:pyruvate aminotransferase. Other names in common use include D-methionine transaminase, and D-methionine aminotransferase. This enzyme participates in d-alanine metabolism.
References
- Mapson LW, March JF, Wardale DA (1969). "Biosynthesis of ethylene. 4-methylmercapto-2-oxobutyric acid: an intermediate in the formation from methionine". Biochem. J. 115 (4): 653–61. PMC 1185190. PMID 5357015. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1185190.
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