Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology a cysteine transaminase (EC 2.6.1.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionL-cysteine + 2-oxoglutarate mercaptopyruvate + L-glutamateThus the two substrates of this enzyme are L-cysteine and 2-oxoglutarate whereas its two products are mercaptopyruvate and L-glutamate.This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases specifically the transaminases which transfer nitrogenous groups.