CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Aspartate Aminotransferase, domain 1
Functional Family Amino acid aminotransferase, putative

Enzyme Information

2.6.1.1
Aspartate transaminase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q56232
L-aspartate + 2-oxoglutarate = oxaloacetate + L-glutamate.
-!- Also acts on L-tyrosine, L-phenylalanine and L-tryptophan. -!- This activity can be formed from EC 2.6.1.57 by controlled proteolysis.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q56232
AAT_THET8
Thermus thermophilus HB8
Aspartate aminotransferase

PDB Structure

PDB 1B5O
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Substrate recognition mechanism of thermophilic dual-substrate enzyme
Ura, H., Nakai, T., Kawaguchi, S.I., Miyahara, I., Hirotsu, K., Kuramitsu, S.
J.BIOCHEM.(TOKYO)