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{{enzyme
| Name = lysine-pyruvate 6-transaminase
| EC_number = 2.6.1.71
| CAS_number = 114189-79-6
| IUBMB_EC_number = 2/6/1/71
| GO_code = 0050065
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In [[enzymology]], a '''lysine-pyruvate 6-transaminase''' ({{EC number|2.6.1.71}}) is an [[enzyme]] that [[catalysis|catalyzes]] the [[chemical reaction]]

:L-lysine + pyruvate <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> L-2-aminoadipate 6-semialdehyde + L-alanine

Thus, the two [[substrate (biochemistry)|substrates]] of this enzyme are [[L-lysine]] and [[pyruvate]], whereas its two [[product (chemistry)|products]] are [[L-2-aminoadipate 6-semialdehyde]] and [[L-alanine]].

This enzyme belongs to the family of [[transferase]]s, specifically the [[transaminases]], which transfer nitrogenous groups.  The systematic name of this enzyme class is '''L-lysine:pyruvate aminotransferase'''. Other names in common use include '''lysine-pyruvate aminotransferase''', and '''Lys-AT'''.

==References==
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* {{cite journal | author = Schmidt H, Bode R and Birnbaum D | year = 1988 | title = A novel enzyme, L-lysine : pyruvate aminotransferase, catalyses the first step of lysine catabolism in Pichia guilliermondii | journal = FEMS Microbiol. Lett.  | volume = 49 | pages = 203&ndash;206 }}

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[[Category:EC 2.6.1]]
[[Category:Enzymes of unknown structure]]


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