Aminotransferase

From The School of Biomedical Sciences Wiki
Revision as of 16:29, 8 January 2011 by 100526118 (talk | contribs) (Created page with ' Aminotransferase/ transaminase enzymes are involved in the degredation of amino acids. They catalyse the substitution of an amino group from an α-amino acid with an…')
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

 Aminotransferase/ transaminase enzymes are involved in the degredation of amino acids.

They catalyse the substitution of an amino group from an α-amino acid with an oxygen from the carbonyl group of and α-ketoacid. 


Taken from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22475/

Taken from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22475/. 


Berg J., Tymoczko J and Stryer L. (2007) Biochemistry, 6th edition, New York: WH Freeman

Retrieved from "https://teaching.ncl.ac.uk/bms/wiki//index.php?title=Aminotransferase&oldid=2307"