"Tyrosine Transaminase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of L-TYROSINE and 2-oxoglutarate to 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate and L-GLUTAMATE. It is a pyridoxal-phosphate protein. L-PHENYLALANINE is hydroxylated to L-tyrosine. The mitochondrial enzyme may be identical with ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES (EC 2.6.1.1.). Deficiency of this enzyme may cause type II Tyrosinemia (see TYROSINEMIAS). EC 2.6.1.5.
| Descriptor ID |
D014444
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.477.700.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Tyrosine Transaminase- Tyrosine Transaminase
- Transaminase, Tyrosine
- Tyrosine Aminotransferase
- Aminotransferase, Tyrosine
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