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kynurenine-oxoglutarate transaminase
Kynurenine aminotransferase-I homodimer, Human
Identifiers
EC no. 2.6.1.7
CAS no. 9030-38-0
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In enzymology, a kynurenine-oxoglutarate transaminase ( EC 2.6.1.7) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-kynurenine + 2-oxoglutarate ⇌ 4-(2-aminophenyl)-2,4-dioxobutanoate + L-glutamate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-kynurenine and 2-oxoglutarate, whereas its two products are 4-(2-aminophenyl)-2,4-dioxobutanoate and L-glutamate. The former product is an unstable α-oxo acid that quickly undergoes intramolecular cyclization to form kynurenic acid. [1]

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, to be specific, the transaminases, that transfer nitrogenous groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-kynurenine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase. Other names in common use include kynurenine transaminase (cyclizing), kynurenine 2-oxoglutarate transaminase, kynurenine aminotransferase, and L-kynurenine aminotransferase. This enzyme participates in tryptophan metabolism. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.

KYAT1, AADAT (aka KYAT2), and KYAT3 are examples of enzymes of this class. GOT2 (aka KYAT4) is also believed to catalyze the above reaction. [2]

Structural studies

As of early 2009, 18 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1X0M, 1YIY, 1YIZ, 1W7L, 1W7M, 1W7N, 3E2F, 3E2Y, 3E2Z, 2ZJG, 2YGZ, 2Z61, 2R5C, 2R2N, 2R5E, 3B46, 3DC1, and 2QLN.

References

  1. ^ Han Q, Cai T, Tagle DA, Robinson H, Li J (August 2008). "Substrate specificity and structure of human aminoadipate aminotransferase/kynurenine aminotransferase II". Bioscience Reports. 28 (4): 205–15. doi: 10.1042/BSR20080085. PMC  2559858. PMID  18620547.
  2. ^ Guidetti P, Amori L, Sapko MT, Okuno E, Schwarcz R (July 2007). "Mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase: a third kynurenate-producing enzyme in the mammalian brain". Journal of Neurochemistry. 102 (1): 103–11. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04556.x. PMID  17442055. S2CID  20413002.

Further reading


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
kynurenine-oxoglutarate transaminase
Kynurenine aminotransferase-I homodimer, Human
Identifiers
EC no. 2.6.1.7
CAS no. 9030-38-0
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / QuickGO
Search
PMC articles
PubMed articles
NCBI proteins

In enzymology, a kynurenine-oxoglutarate transaminase ( EC 2.6.1.7) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-kynurenine + 2-oxoglutarate ⇌ 4-(2-aminophenyl)-2,4-dioxobutanoate + L-glutamate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-kynurenine and 2-oxoglutarate, whereas its two products are 4-(2-aminophenyl)-2,4-dioxobutanoate and L-glutamate. The former product is an unstable α-oxo acid that quickly undergoes intramolecular cyclization to form kynurenic acid. [1]

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, to be specific, the transaminases, that transfer nitrogenous groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-kynurenine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase. Other names in common use include kynurenine transaminase (cyclizing), kynurenine 2-oxoglutarate transaminase, kynurenine aminotransferase, and L-kynurenine aminotransferase. This enzyme participates in tryptophan metabolism. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.

KYAT1, AADAT (aka KYAT2), and KYAT3 are examples of enzymes of this class. GOT2 (aka KYAT4) is also believed to catalyze the above reaction. [2]

Structural studies

As of early 2009, 18 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1X0M, 1YIY, 1YIZ, 1W7L, 1W7M, 1W7N, 3E2F, 3E2Y, 3E2Z, 2ZJG, 2YGZ, 2Z61, 2R5C, 2R2N, 2R5E, 3B46, 3DC1, and 2QLN.

References

  1. ^ Han Q, Cai T, Tagle DA, Robinson H, Li J (August 2008). "Substrate specificity and structure of human aminoadipate aminotransferase/kynurenine aminotransferase II". Bioscience Reports. 28 (4): 205–15. doi: 10.1042/BSR20080085. PMC  2559858. PMID  18620547.
  2. ^ Guidetti P, Amori L, Sapko MT, Okuno E, Schwarcz R (July 2007). "Mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase: a third kynurenate-producing enzyme in the mammalian brain". Journal of Neurochemistry. 102 (1): 103–11. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04556.x. PMID  17442055. S2CID  20413002.

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