What Would Be the Systematic Name for an Enzyme That $\rightarrow$

question 21

Multiple Choice

What would be the systematic name for an enzyme that catalyzes the following reaction? alanine + 2-oxoglutarate $\rightarrow$ pyruvate + glutamate

• A) alanine:2-oxoglutarate hydrolyase
• B) alanine:2-oxoglutarate ligase
• C) alanine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
• D) glutamate oxidoreductase
• E) pyruvate:glutamate phosphotransferase

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