GABA transaminase

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4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase
Identifiers
Symbol ABAT
Entrez 18
HUGO 23
OMIM 137150
RefSeq NM_020686
UniProt P80404
Other data
EC number 2.6.1.19
Locus Chr. 16 p13.2

4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase (or GABA transaminase) is an enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of 4-aminobutanoic acid (GABA) and 2-oxoglutarate into succinic semialdehyde and glutamate.

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Transferase: transaminases (EC 2.6)
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Metabolism: amino acid metabolism - neurotransmitter enzymes
histidine→histamine
tyrosine→dopamine→epinephrine
glutamate→GABA
anabolism: Glutamate decarboxylase
catabolism: 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase - 4-aminobutyrate transaminase
tryptophan→serotonin→melatonin
arginine→NO
choline→Acetylcholine
see also intermediates

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