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Kynurenine/alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase, mitochondrial

A kynurenine/alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase, mitochondrial that is encoded in the genome of human. [PRO:DNx, UniProtKB:Q8N5Z0]

Synonyms

KAT/AadAT;
2-aminoadipate aminotransferase;
2-aminoadipate transaminase;
2.6.1.39;
Alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase;
AadAT;
Kynurenine aminotransferase II;
Kynurenine--oxoglutarate aminotransferase II;
Kynurenine--oxogl

Research

Bioassay Publications (4)

TimeframeStudies on this Protein(%)All Drugs %
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's4 (100.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Compounds (3)

Drugs with Inhibition Measurements

DrugTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (mM)Bioassay(s)Publication(s)
2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acidHomo sapiens (human)IC504.200011
oxalylglycineHomo sapiens (human)IC50250.000011
pf-04859989Homo sapiens (human)IC500.023022
pf-04859989Homo sapiens (human)Ki0.014122

Enables

This protein enables 7 target(s):

TargetCategoryDefinition
kynurenine-oxoglutarate transaminase activitymolecular functionCatalysis of the reaction: L-kynurenine + 2-oxoglutarate = 4-(2-aminophenyl)-2,4-dioxobutanoate + L-glutamate. [EC:2.6.1.7]
pyridoxal phosphate bindingmolecular functionBinding to pyridoxal 5' phosphate, 3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl4-pyridine carboxaldehyde 5' phosphate, the biologically active form of vitamin B6. [GOC:mah, ISBN:0198506732]
protein homodimerization activitymolecular functionBinding to an identical protein to form a homodimer. [GOC:jl]
kynurenine-glyoxylate transaminase activitymolecular functionCatalysis of the reaction: L-kynurenine + glyoxylate = 4-(2-aminophenyl)-2,4-dioxobutanoate + glycine. [EC:2.6.1.63, RHEA:19249]
2-aminoadipate transaminase activitymolecular functionCatalysis of the reaction: 2-oxoglutarate + L-2-aminoadipate = 2-oxoadipate + L-glutamate. [EC:2.6.1.39, RHEA:12601]
glycine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase activitymolecular functionCatalysis of the reaction: glycine + 2-oxoglutarate = glyoxylate + L-glutamate. [EC:2.6.1.4, MetaCyc:GLYCINE-AMINOTRANSFERASE-RXN]
methionine-glyoxylate transaminase activitymolecular functionCatalysis of the reaction: L-methionine + glyoxylate = 4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoate + glycine. [EC:2.6.1.73, RHEA:22884]

Located In

This protein is located in 1 target(s):

TargetCategoryDefinition
mitochondrial matrixcellular componentThe gel-like material, with considerable fine structure, that lies in the matrix space, or lumen, of a mitochondrion. It contains the enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid cycle and, in some organisms, the enzymes concerned with fatty acid oxidation. [GOC:as, ISBN:0198506732]

Involved In

This protein is involved in 7 target(s):

TargetCategoryDefinition
2-oxoglutarate metabolic processbiological processThe chemical reactions and pathways involving oxoglutarate, the dianion of 2-oxoglutaric acid. It is a key constituent of the TCA cycle and a key intermediate in amino-acid metabolism. [ISBN:0198506732]
glutamate metabolic processbiological processThe chemical reactions and pathways involving glutamate, the anion of 2-aminopentanedioic acid. [GOC:go_curators]
biosynthetic processbiological processThe chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of substances; typically the energy-requiring part of metabolism in which simpler substances are transformed into more complex ones. [GOC:curators, ISBN:0198547684]
L-lysine catabolic process to acetyl-CoA via saccharopinebiological processThe chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-lysine into other compounds, including acetyl-CoA, via the intermediate saccharopine. [GOC:mah, MetaCyc:LYSINE-DEG1-PWY]
kynurenine metabolic processbiological processThe chemical reactions and pathways involving kynurenine, the amino acid 3-(2-aminobenzoyl)-alanine. [CHEBI:28683, GOC:mah, GOC:rph]
L-kynurenine metabolic processbiological processThe chemical reactions and pathways involving L-kynurenine, the L-enantiomer of the amino acid kynurenine (3-(2-aminobenzoyl)-alanine). [GOC:yaf]
alpha-amino acid metabolic processbiological processThe chemical reactions and pathways involving an alpha-amino acid. [GOC:TermGenie]