(GAD) a common enzyme that, because of similarities to certain bacterial proteins, can provoke an autoimmune reaction against the beta cells of the pancreas (see islet cell antibodies) progressing to type 1 *diabetes mellitus.... glutamic acid decarboxylase
(pyruvate) a compound, derived from carbohydrates, that may be oxidized via a complex series of reactions in the *Krebs cycle to yield carbon dioxide and energy in the form of ATP.... pyruvic acid
n. an enzyme that catalyses the transfer of an amino group from an amino acid to an ?-keto acid in the process of *transamination. Examples include *aspartate aminotransferase (AST), which catalyses the transamination of glutamate and oxaloacetate to ?-ketoglutarate and aspartate, and *alanine aminotransferase (ALT), converting glutamate and pyruvate to ?-ketoglutarate and alanine.... transaminase
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