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EC 2.6.1.77 Details
EC number
2.6.1.77
Accepted name
taurine—pyruvate aminotransferase
Reaction
taurine + pyruvate = L-alanine + 2-sulfoacetaldehyde
Other name(s)
Tpa
Systematic name
taurine:pyruvate aminotransferase
CAS registry number
51901-18-9
Comment
The enzyme from the bacterium Bilophila wadsworthia requires pyridoxal 5′-phosphate as a cofactor, and catalyses a reversible reaction that starts an anaerobic taurine degradation pathway. β-Alanine is also a significant amino group donor. The enzyme from the bacterium Pseudomonas denitrificans PD1222 can also use hypotaurine, producing 2-sulfinoacetaldehyde, which spontaneously hydrolyses to sulfite and acetaldehyde. Unlike, EC 2.6.1.55, taurine—2-oxoglutarate transaminase, 2-oxoglutarate cannot serve as an acceptor for the amino group.
History
created 2003
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