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Aspartate Aminotransferase-2

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Aspartate Aminotransferase-2 Definition

Encoded by human GOT2 Gene (Class-I Pyridoxal-Phosphate-Dependent Aminotransferase Family), 430-aa 47-kDa homodimeric Aspartate Aminotransferase 2 is a pyridoxal phosphate-dependent enzyme of the inner mitochondrial membrane or matrix, similar to cytoplasmic GOT1, and involved in both amino acid metabolism and the urea and tricarboxylic acid cycles.

Aspartate Aminotransferase-2 Synonyms

Aspartate Aminotransferase 2, GOT2, Glutamate Oxaloacetate Transaminase-2, Mitochondrial Aspartate Aminotransferase, Mitochondrial Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase 2, Transaminase A

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