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EC 2.6.1.99 Details
EC number
2.6.1.99
Accepted name
L-tryptophan—pyruvate aminotransferase
Reaction
L-tryptophan + pyruvate = indole-3-pyruvate + L-alanine
Other name(s)
TAA1 (gene name), vt2 (gene name)
Systematic name
L-tryptophan:pyruvate aminotransferase
Comment
This plant enzyme, along with EC 1.14.13.168, indole-3-pyruvate monooxygenase, is responsible for the biosynthesis of the plant hormone indole-3-acetate from L-tryptophan.
History
created 2012
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