Term Name: aromatic-amino-acid:2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity
Synonyms: ArAT, aromatic amino acid aminotransferase activity, aromatic amino acid transferase activity, aromatic aminotransferase activity, aromatic-amino-acid transaminase activity, aromatic-amino-acid:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: an L-alpha aromatic amino acid + 2-oxoglutarate = an aromatic oxo acid + L-glutamate.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0008793]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: amino acid transaminase activity
has subtype: L-phenylalanine:2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity L-tryptophan:2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity L-tyrosine:2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity