Aspartate aminotransferase with the pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-binding lysine residue replaced by histidine retains partial catalytic competence.

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The active site residue lysine 258 of chicken mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase was replaced with a histidine residue by means of site-directed mutagenesis. The mutant protein was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. Addition of 2-oxoglutarate to its pyridoxamine form changed the coenzyme absorption spectrum (lambda max = 330 nm) to that of the pyridoxal form (lambda max = 330/392...

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