Nomenclature
EC number
2.6.1.64
Systematic name
L-glutamine:phenylpyruvate aminotransferase
Recommended name
glutamine-phenylpyruvate transaminase
Synonyms
EC 2.6.1.14 lt;6gt; (lt;6gt; maybe identical [11]) [11]
EC 2.6.1.15 lt;1, 6gt; (lt;6gt; identical with [16]) [7, 16]
EC 2.6.1.7 lt;6gt; (lt;6gt; maybe identical [11]) [11]
GTK lt;6gt; [13, 161
KAT/GTK lt;6gt; [11, 16]
cysteine conjugate β-lyase/glutamine transaminase K lt;6gt; [14]
glutamine transaminase K lt;2, 3, 6gt; [1, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15]
glutamine transaminase L lt;6gt; [1, 5, 6]
glutamine-phenylpyruvate aminotransferase
histidine pyruvate aminotransferase isoenzyme 2 lt;6gt; [4]
kynurenine aminotransferase/glutamine transaminase K lt;6gt; [11, 16]
CAS registry number
68518-06-9
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(2007). Glutamine-phenylpyruvate transaminase. In: Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I., Chang, A. (eds) Class 2 Transferases VIII. Springer Handbook of Enzymes, vol 35. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49756-1_7
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