Reaction: 2,5-diaminopentanoate + 2-oxoglutarate = 5-amino-2-oxopentanoate + L-glutamate
For diagram click here (mechanism).
Other name(s): diamino-acid transaminase; diamino acid aminotransferase
Systematic name: 2,5-diaminopentanoate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
Comments: A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. 2,5-Diaminoglutarate can act instead of diaminopentanoate.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9030-39-1
References:
1. Roberts, E. Studies of transamination. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 48 (1954) 395-401.