2-aminoadipate transaminase

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| Name = 2-aminoadipate transaminase

| EC_number = 2.6.1.39

| CAS_number = 9033-00-5

| GO_code = 0047536

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In enzymology, a 2-aminoadipate transaminase ({{EC number|2.6.1.39}}) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:L-2-aminoadipate + 2-oxoglutarate $\backslash rightleftharpoons$ 2-oxoadipate + L-glutamate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-2-aminoadipate and 2-oxoglutarate, whereas its two products are 2-oxoadipate and L-glutamate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically the transaminases, which transfer nitrogenous groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-2-aminoadipate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase. Other names in common use include alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase, 2-aminoadipate aminotransferase, 2-aminoadipic aminotransferase, glutamic-ketoadipic transaminase, and glutamate-alpha-ketoadipate transaminase. This enzyme participates in lysine biosynthesis and lysine degradation. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.