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Literature summary for 2.6.1.7 extracted from

  • Rossi, F.; Schwarcz, R.; Rizzi, M.
    Curiosity to kill the KAT (kynurenine aminotransferase): structural insights into brain kynurenic acid synthesis (2008), Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol., 18, 748-755.
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Protein Variants

Protein Variants Comment Organism
E64G the naturally occurring mutation in rat KAT I results in dramatically impaired kynurenic acid synthesis and in an associated spontaneously hypertensive phenotype Rattus norvegicus

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Homo sapiens
-
-
-
Rattus norvegicus
-
-
-

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
brain
-
Homo sapiens
-
brain
-
Rattus norvegicus
-
kidney
-
Homo sapiens
-
kidney
-
Rattus norvegicus
-
liver
-
Homo sapiens
-
liver
-
Rattus norvegicus
-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
L-kynurenine + 2-oxobutyrate
-
Homo sapiens kynurenic acid + 2-aminobutanoate + H2O
-
?
L-kynurenine + 2-oxobutyrate
-
Rattus norvegicus kynurenic acid + 2-aminobutanoate + H2O
-
?

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
KAT II identical with alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase Homo sapiens
KAT II identical with alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase Rattus norvegicus
type II kynurenine aminotransferase
-
Homo sapiens
type II kynurenine aminotransferase
-
Rattus norvegicus

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
-
Homo sapiens
pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
-
Rattus norvegicus