KEGG   ENZYME: 2.6.1.71
Entry
EC 2.6.1.71                 Enzyme                                 
Name
lysine---pyruvate 6-transaminase;
lysine-pyruvate aminotransferase;
Lys-AT
Class
Transferases;
Transferring nitrogenous groups;
Transaminases
Sysname
L-lysine:pyruvate aminotransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
L-lysine + pyruvate = (S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoate + L-alanine [RN:R00453]
Reaction(KEGG)
R00453
Substrate
L-lysine [CPD:C00047];
pyruvate [CPD:C00022]
Product
(S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoate [CPD:C04076];
L-alanine [CPD:C00041]
History
EC 2.6.1.71 created 1990, modified 2011
Reference
1
  Authors
Schmidt, H., Bode, R. and Birnbaum, D.
  Title
A novel enzyme, L-lysine : pyruvate aminotransferase, catalyses the first step of lysine catabolism in Pichia guilliermondii.
  Journal
FEMS Microbiol Lett 49:203-206 (1988)
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 2.6.1.71
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 2.6.1.71
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.6.1.71
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 2.6.1.71
CAS: 114189-79-6

DBGET integrated database retrieval system