Reaction: pyridoxamine + pyruvate = pyridoxal + L-alanine
Other name(s): pyridoxamine-pyruvic transaminase
Systematic name: pyridoxamine:pyruvate aminotransferase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9023-38-5
References:
1. Wada, H. and Snell, E.E. Enzymatic transamination of pyridoxamine. II. Crystalline pyridoxamine-pyruvate transaminase. J. Biol. Chem. 237 (1962) 133-137.