Cysteine transaminase

Cysteine transaminase
cysteine transaminase
Identifiers
EC number 2.6.1.3
CAS number 9030-32-4
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

In enzymology, a cysteine transaminase (EC 2.6.1.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-cysteine + 2-oxoglutarate \rightleftharpoons mercaptopyruvate + L-glutamate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-cysteine and 2-oxoglutarate, whereas its two products are mercaptopyruvate and L-glutamate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically the transaminases, which transfer nitrogenous groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-cysteine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase. Other names in common use include cysteine aminotransferase, L-cysteine aminotransferase, and CGT. This enzyme participates in cysteine metabolism. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.

References

  • CHATAGNER F, SAURET-IGNAZI G (Paris). "[Role of transamination and pyridoxal phosphate in the enzymatic formation of hydrogen sulfide from cysteine by the rat liver under anaerobiosis.]". Bull. Soc. Chim. Biol. (2–3): 415–28. PMID 13342749. 
This transferase article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.