EC number 2.6.1.99 | ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc | |
L-tryptophan---pyruvate aminotransferase (EC 2.6.1.99, TAA1 (gene), vt2 (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name L-tryptophan:pyruvate aminotransferase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
L-tryptophan + pyruvate
This plant enzyme, along with EC 1.14.13.168, indole-3-pyruvate monooxygenase, is responsible for the biosynthesis of the plant hormone indole-3-acetate from L-tryptophan.
References
L-tryptophan—pyruvate aminotransferase Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA