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Phenylalanine(histidine) transaminase

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phenylalanine(histidine) transaminase
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EC no.2.6.1.58
CAS no.72560-98-6
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In enzymology, a phenylalanine(histidine) transaminase (EC 2.6.1.58) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-phenylalanine + pyruvate phenylpyruvate + L-alanine

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-phenylalanine and pyruvate, whereas its two products are phenylpyruvate and L-alanine.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically the transaminases, which transfer nitrogenous groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-phenylalanine:pyruvate aminotransferase. Other names in common use include phenylalanine (histidine) aminotransferase, phenylalanine(histidine):pyruvate aminotransferase, histidine:pyruvate aminotransferase, and L-phenylalanine(L-histidine):pyruvate aminotransferase.

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Further reading

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  • Minatogawa Y, Noguchi T, Kido R (January 1977). "Species distribution and properties of hepatic phenylalanine (histidine):pyruvate aminotransferase". Hoppe-Seyler's Zeitschrift für Physiologische Chemie. 358 (1): 59–67. doi:10.1515/bchm2.1977.358.1.59. PMID 14070.