Reaction: S-(4-bromophenyl)-L-cysteine + 2-oxoglutarate = S-3-[(4-bromophenyl)sulfanyl]-2-oxopropanoate + L-glutamate
For diagram click here (mechanism).
Other name(s): cysteine conjugate aminotransferase; cysteine-conjugate α-ketoglutarate transaminase (CAT-1)
Systematic name: S-(4-bromophenyl)-L-cysteine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
Comments: A number of cysteine conjugates can also act.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 117698-05-2
References:
1. Tomisawa, H., Ichimoto, N., Takanohashi, Y., Ichihara, S., Fukazawa, H. and Tateishi, M. Purification and characterization of cysteine conjugate transaminases from rat liver. Xenobiotica 18 (1988) 1015-1028. [PMID: 2852419]