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EC 2.6.1.63 Details
EC number
2.6.1.63
Accepted name
kynurenine—glyoxylate transaminase
Reaction
(1) L-kynurenine + glyoxylate = kynurenate + glycine + H2O (overall reaction);;(1a) L-kynurenine + glyoxylate = 4-(2-aminophenyl)-2,4-dioxobutanoate + glycine;;(1b) 4-(2-aminophenyl)-2,4-dioxobutanoate = kynurenate + H2O (spontaneous);;(2) 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + glyoxylate = xanthurenate + glycine + H2O (overall reaction);;(2a) 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + glyoxylate = 4-(2-amino-3-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4-dioxobutanoate + glycine;;(2b) 4-(2-amino-3-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4-dioxobutanoate = xanthurenate + H2O (spontaneous)
Other name(s)
kynurenine-glyoxylate aminotransferase
Systematic name
L-kynurenine:glyoxylate aminotransferase (cyclizing)
CAS registry number
74506-33-5
Comment
This enzyme, characterized from animals, belongs to a family of aminotransferases some members of which can use other amino acceptors (cf. EC 2.6.1.7, kynurenine—oxoglutarate transaminase). The products, 4-(2-aminophenyl)-2,4-dioxobutanoate and 4-(2-amino-3-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4-dioxobutanoate, are converted to kynurenate and xanthurenate, respectively, by spontaneous reactions.
History
created 1983
EC Tree
2.6.1.10 created 1961, deleted 1972
2.6.1.20 created 1965, deleted 1972
2.6.1.25 created 1972, deleted 1984
2.6.1.53 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.6.1.61 created 1982, deleted 2004
2.6.1.69 created 1989, deleted 2004