L-tryptophanâÂÂpyruvate aminotransferase (, TAA1 (gene), vt2 (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name L-tryptophan:pyruvate aminotransferase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
This plant aminotransferase enzyme, along with indole-3-pyruvate monooxygenase, is responsible for the biosynthesis of the auxin plant hormone indoleacetic acid from L-tryptophan.
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