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Transaminase
Class of enzymes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Transaminases or aminotransferases are enzymes that catalyze a transamination reaction between an amino acid and an α-keto acid. They are important in the synthesis of amino acids, which form proteins.
Quick Facts Aminotransferase, Identifiers ...
Aminotransferase | |||||||||
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![]() Aspartate transaminase from E. coli with Pyridoxal 5' Phosphate cofactor | |||||||||
Identifiers | |||||||||
Symbol | Aminotransferase | ||||||||
Pfam | PF00155 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR004839 | ||||||||
Membranome | 273 | ||||||||
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