Enzyme - EC 2.6.1.5 - Tyrosine aminotransferase
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EC
2.6.1.5
Official Name
Tyrosine aminotransferase
Alternative Name(s)
Tyrosine transaminase
Class
2.Transferases
6.Transferring nitrogenous groups
1.Transaminases
6.Transferring nitrogenous groups
1.Transaminases
Catalysed reaction
L-tyrosine + 2-oxoglutarate
4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate
+ L-glutamate
4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate
+ L-glutamateSubstrates
L-tyrosine
L-phenylalanine
2-oxoglutarate
L-phenylalanine
2-oxoglutarate
Products
3-4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate
phenylpyruvate
L-glutamate
phenylpyruvate
L-glutamate
Cofactor(s)
pyridoxal-P
Metabolic Pathways
Other comments
L-phenylalanine can act instead of L-tyrosine.