An aromatic-amino-acid-glyoxylate transaminase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
an aromatic amino acid + glyoxylic acid an aromatic oxo acid + glycine
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are aromatic amino acid and glyoxylic acid. Its products are the corresponding α-keto acid and glycine.
For example, the enzyme characterised from liver interconverts phenylalanine and phenylpyruvic acid:
This enzyme is a transferase, specifically a transaminase, which transfer nitrogenous groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is aromatic-amino-acid:glyoxylate aminotransferase.
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