Glyoxylate aminotransferase activity in vertebrate retina.
Glyoxylate aminotransferase activity with L-glutamate, L-glutamine and L-alanine as substrates, has been estimated in rat, guinea pig and goat retinae. Enhanced enzyme activity was found in the presence of Triton X-100. The presence of significant aminotransferase activity raises a possibility of glyoxylate as a precursor of glycine in vertebrate retina.
D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000201:enzymology; D006038:Glyoxylates / Q000378:metabolism; D006041:Goats; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D051381:Rats; D012160:Retina / Q000201:enzymology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000201:enzymology; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D000637:Transaminases / Q000378:metabolism*
D006038:Glyoxylates; D000637:Transaminases; C023067:glyoxylate aminotransferase