aspartate---phenylpyruvate transaminase (EC 2.6.1.70)
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aspartate---phenylpyruvate transaminase
EC Number: 2.6.1.70
Reaction: L-aspartate + phenylpyruvate = oxaloacetate + L-phenylalanine
Systematic name: L-aspartate:phenylpyruvate aminotransferase
Other names: aspartate-phenylpyruvate aminotransferase
Comments: The enzyme from Pseudomonas putida also acts on 4-hydroxy-phenylpyruvate and, more slowly, on L-glutamate and L-histidine.
CAS Number: 99533-45-6