Nomenclature
EC number
2.6.1.3
Systematic name
l-cysteine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
Recommended name
cysteine transaminase
Synonyms
CGT
l-cysteine aminotransferase
l-cysteine-2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
aminotransferase, cysteine
cysteine aminotransferase
Additional information <1> (<1> cytosolic cysteine aminotransfease, EC 2.6.1.3, is identical with cytosolic aspartate aminotransferase, EC 2.6.1.1 [2]) [2]
CAS registry number
9030-32-4
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Thibert, R.J.; Schmidt, D.E.: Purification and partial characterization of cysteine-glutamate transaminase from rat liver. Can. J. Biochem., 55, 958–964 (1977)
Akagi, R.: Purification and characterization of cysteine aminotransferase from rat liver cytosol. Acta Med. Okayama, 36, 187–197 (1982)
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(2007). Cysteine transaminase. In: Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I., Chang, A. (eds) Class 2 · Transferases VI. Springer Handbook of Enzymes, vol 34. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49755-4_37
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