ID 2.6.1.70 DE aspartate--phenylpyruvate transaminase. AN aspartate--phenylpyruvate aminotransferase. CA 3-phenylpyruvate + L-aspartate = L-phenylalanine + oxaloacetate. CC -!- The enzyme from Pseudomonas putida also acts on CC 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate and, more slowly, on L-glutamate and CC L-histidine. //