Glycine transaminase

In enzymology, a glycine transaminase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

glycine + 2-oxoglutarate  glyoxylate + L-glutamate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are glycine and 2-oxoglutarate, whereas its two products are glyoxylate 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 glycine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase. Other names in common use include glutamic-glyoxylic transaminase, glycine aminotransferase, glyoxylate-glutamic transaminase, L-glutamate:glyoxylate aminotransferase, and glyoxylate-glutamate aminotransferase.  This enzyme participates in glycine, serine and threonine metabolism.  It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.

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Category:EC 2.6.1
Category:Pyridoxal phosphate enzymes
Category:Enzymes of unknown structure