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EC 2.6.1.79 Details
EC number
2.6.1.79
Accepted name
glutamate—prephenate aminotransferase
Reaction
L-arogenate + 2-oxoglutarate = prephenate + L-glutamate
Other name(s)
prephenate transaminase (ambiguous), PAT (ambiguous), L-glutamate:prephenate aminotransferase
Systematic name
L-arogenate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
Comment
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. Aspartate can also act as the amino donor, but more slowly (cf. EC 2.6.1.78, aspartate—prephenate aminotransferase). The enzyme from higher plants shows a marked preference for prephenate as substrate compared to pyruvate, phenylpyruvate or 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate [1].
History
created 2005
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