Taurine-2-oxoglutarate transaminase

taurine + 2-oxoglutarate $rightleftharpoons$ sulfoacetaldehyde + L-glutamate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are taurine and 2-oxoglutarate, whereas its two products are sulfoacetaldehyde and L-glutamate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically the transaminases, which transfer nitrogenous groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is taurine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase. Other names in common use include taurine aminotransferase, taurine transaminase, taurine-alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase, and taurine-glutamate transaminase. This enzyme participates in beta-alanine metabolism. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.

References

• Toyama S, Misono H, Soda K "Crystalline taurine: -ketoglutarate aminotransferase from Achromobacter superficialis". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 46 1374–9.
• Cook AM, Denger K "Dissimilation of the C2 sulfonates". Arch. Microbiol. 179 1–6.

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The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is .

Gene Ontology (GO) codes