• 2.6.1.1
• AspAT
• Transaminase A

>lcl|BSEQ0010848|Aspartate aminotransferase
MFENITAAPADPILGLADLFRADERPGKINLGIGVYKDETGKTPVLTSVKKAEQYLLENE
TTKNYLGIDGIPEFGRCTQELLFGKGSALINDKRARTAQTPGGTGALRVAADFLAKNTSV
KRVWVSNPSWPNHKSVFNSAGLEVREYAYYDAENHTLDFDALINSLNEAQAGDVVLFHGC
CHNPTGIDPTLEQWQTLAQLSVEKGWLPLFDFAYQGFARGLEEDAEGLRAFAAMHKELIV
ASSYSKNFGLYNERVGACTLVAADSETVDRAFSQMKAAIRANYSNPPAHGASVVATILSN
DALRAIWEQELTDMRQRIQRMRQLFVNTLQEKGANRDFSFIIKQNGMFSFSGLTKEQVLR
LREEFGVYAVASGRVNVAGMTPDNMAPLCEAIVAVL

>lcl|BSEQ0010849|Aspartate aminotransferase (aspC)
ATGTTTGAGAACATTACCGCCGCTCCTGCCGACCCGATTCTGGGCCTGGCCGATCTGTTT
CGTGCCGATGAACGTCCCGGCAAAATTAACCTCGGGATTGGTGTCTATAAAGATGAGACG
GGCAAAACCCCGGTACTGACCAGCGTGAAAAAGGCTGAACAGTATCTGCTCGAAAATGAA
ACCACCAAAAATTACCTCGGCATTGACGGCATCCCTGAATTTGGTCGCTGCACTCAGGAA
CTGCTGTTTGGTAAAGGTAGCGCCCTGATCAATGACAAACGTGCTCGCACGGCACAGACT
CCGGGGGGCACTGGCGCACTACGCGTGGCTGCCGATTTCCTGGCAAAAAATACCAGCGTT
AAGCGTGTGTGGGTGAGCAACCCAAGCTGGCCGAACCATAAGAGCGTCTTTAACTCTGCA
GGTCTGGAAGTTCGTGAATACGCTTATTATGATGCGGAAAATCACACTCTTGACTTCGAT
GCACTGATTAACAGCCTGAATGAAGCTCAGGCTGGCGACGTAGTGCTGTTCCATGGCTGC
TGCCATAACCCAACCGGTATCGACCCTACGCTGGAACAATGGCAAACACTGGCACAACTC
TCCGTTGAGAAAGGCTGGTTACCGCTGTTTGACTTCGCTTACCAGGGTTTTGCCCGTGGT
CTGGAAGAAGATGCTGAAGGACTGCGCGCTTTCGCGGCTATGCATAAAGAGCTGATTGTT
GCCAGTTCCTACTCTAAAAACTTTGGCCTGTACAACGAGCGTGTTGGCGCTTGTACTCTG
GTTGCTGCCGACAGTGAAACCGTTGATCGCGCATTCAGCCAAATGAAAGCGGCGATTCGC
GCTAACTACTCTAACCCACCAGCACACGGCGCTTCTGTTGTTGCCACCATCCTGAGCAAC
GATGCGTTACGTGCGATTTGGGAACAAGAGCTGACTGATATGCGCCAGCGTATTCAGCGT
ATGCGTCAGTTGTTCGTCAATACGCTGCAGGAAAAAGGCGCAAACCGCGACTTCAGCTTT
ATCATCAAACAGAACGGCATGTTCTCCTTCAGTGGCCTGACAAAAGAACAAGTGCTGCGT
CTGCGCGAAGAGTTTGGCGTATATGCGGTTGCTTCTGGTCGCGTAAATGTGGCCGGGATG
ACACCAGATAACATGGCTCCGCTGTGCGAAGCGATTGTGGCAGTGCTGTAA

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