Reaction: L-asparagine + a 2-oxo carboxylate = 2-oxosuccinamate + an amino acid
For diagram click here (mechanism).
Other name(s): asparagine-keto acid aminotransferase
Systematic name: L-asparagine:2-oxo-acid aminotransferase
Comments: A pyridoxal-phosphate protein.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9030-43-7
References:
1. Meister, A. and Fraser, P.E. Enzymatic formation of L-asparagine by transamination. J. Biol. Chem. 210 (1954) 37-43.