X-RAY CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AT 1.61A RESOLUTION OF HUMAN MITOCHONDRIAL BRANCHED CHAIN AMINOTRANSFERASE (BCATM) COMPLEXED WITH A BIPHENYL PYRROLIDINE ETHER COMPOUND AND AN INTERNAL ALDIMINE LINKED PLP COFACTOR.
[BCAT2_HUMAN] Catalyzes the first reaction in the catabolism of the essential branched chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine. May also function as a transporter of branched chain alpha-keto acids.