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EC 2.6.1.68 Details
EC number
2.6.1.68
Accepted name
ornithine(lysine) transaminase
Reaction
L-ornithine + 2-oxoglutarate = 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate + L-glutamate + H2O
Other name(s)
ornithine(lysine) aminotransferase, lysine/ornithine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase, L-ornithine(L-lysine):2-oxoglutarate-aminotransferase
Systematic name
L-ornithine:2-oxoglutarate-aminotransferase
CAS registry number
105542-39-0
Comment
The enzyme from Trichomonas vaginalis also acts on L-lysine, producing 2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridine-2-carboxylate.
History
created 1989, deleted 2016
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