Bile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase; Catalyzes the amidation of bile acids (BAs) with the amino acids taurine and glycine. More efficient at taurine conjugation of cholyl CoA than glycine conjugation. Amidation of BAs in the liver with glycine or taurine prior to their excretion into bile is an important biochemical event in bile acid metabolism (By similarity). This conjugation (or amidation) plays several important biological roles in that it promotes the secretion of BAs and cholesterol into bile and increases the detergent properties of BAs in the intestine, which facilitate [...]

Acyl-coenzyme A amino acid N-acyltransferase 1.

Acyl-coenzyme A amino acid N-acyltransferase 2; Acyltransferase which efficiently conjugates very long-chain and long-chain fatty acids to taurine. Shows no conjugation activity in the presence of glycine (By similarity). Belongs to the C/M/P thioester hydrolase family.

Glutathione hydrolase 7 heavy chain; Cleaves glutathione conjugates.

Glutathione hydrolase 6 heavy chain; Cleaves glutathione conjugates.

Glutathione hydrolase 5 heavy chain; Cleaves the gamma-glutamyl peptide bond of glutathione conjugates, but maybe not glutathione itself. Converts leukotriene C4 (LTC4) to leukotriene D4 (LTD4).

Glutamate decarboxylase 2; Catalyzes the production of GABA.

Glutamate decarboxylase 1; Catalyzes the production of GABA; Belongs to the group II decarboxylase family.

Aspartate aminotransferase, cytoplasmic; Biosynthesis of L-glutamate from L-aspartate or L-cysteine. Important regulator of levels of glutamate, the major excitatory neurotransmitter of the vertebrate central nervous system. Acts as a scavenger of glutamate in brain neuroprotection. The aspartate aminotransferase activity is involved in hepatic glucose synthesis during development and in adipocyte glyceroneogenesis. Using L-cysteine as substrate, regulates levels of mercaptopyruvate, an important source of hydrogen sulfide. Mercaptopyruvate is converted into H(2)S via the action of 3-m [...]