Methionine_transaminase

Methionine transaminase

Methionine transaminase

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Methionine transaminase (EC 2.6.1.88, methionine-oxo-acid transaminase) is an enzyme with systematic name L-methionine:2-oxo-acid aminotransferase.[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

L-methionine + 2-oxo carboxylate 2-oxo-4-methylthiobutanoate + L-amino acid
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The enzyme is most active with L-methionine.

References

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    Heilbronn J, Wilson J, Berger BJ (March 1999). "Tyrosine aminotransferase catalyzes the final step of methionine recycling in Klebsiella pneumoniae". Journal of Bacteriology. 181 (6): 1739–47. PMC 93571. PMID 10074065.
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    Dolzan M, Johansson K, Roig-Zamboni V, Campanacci V, Tegoni M, Schneider G, Cambillau C (July 2004). "Crystal structure and reactivity of YbdL from Escherichia coli identify a methionine aminotransferase function". FEBS Letters. 571 (1–3): 141–6. doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2004.06.075. PMID 15280032.
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    Schuster J, Knill T, Reichelt M, Gershenzon J, Binder S (October 2006). "Branched-chain aminotransferase4 is part of the chain elongation pathway in the biosynthesis of methionine-derived glucosinolates in Arabidopsis". The Plant Cell. 18 (10): 2664–79. doi:10.1105/tpc.105.039339. PMC 1626624. PMID 17056707.
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