KEGG   ENZYME: 2.6.1.3
Entry
EC 2.6.1.3                  Enzyme                                 
Name
cysteine transaminase;
cysteine aminotransferase;
L-cysteine aminotransferase;
CGT
Class
Transferases;
Transferring nitrogenous groups;
Transaminases
Sysname
L-cysteine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
L-cysteine + 2-oxoglutarate = 2-oxo-3-sulfanylpropanoate + L-glutamate [RN:R00895]
Reaction(KEGG)
R00895
Substrate
L-cysteine [CPD:C00097];
2-oxoglutarate [CPD:C00026]
Product
2-oxo-3-sulfanylpropanoate [CPD:C00957];
L-glutamate [CPD:C00025]
Comment
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein.
History
EC 2.6.1.3 created 1961
Pathway
ec00270  Cysteine and methionine metabolism
ec01100  Metabolic pathways
Reference
1  [PMID:13342749]
  Authors
CHATAGNER F, SAURET-IGNAZI G.
  Title
[Role of transamination and pyridoxal phosphate in the enzymatic formation of hydrogen sulfide from cysteine by the rat liver under anaerobiosis.]
  Journal
Bull Soc Chim Biol (Paris) 38:415-28 (1956)
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 2.6.1.3
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 2.6.1.3
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.6.1.3
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 2.6.1.3
CAS: 9030-32-4

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