CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily DD-peptidase/beta-lactamase superfamily
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.5.2.6
Beta-lactamase.
based on mapping to UniProt P62593
A beta-lactam + H(2)O = a substituted beta-amino acid.
-!- Zinc is only requires in class-B enzymes. -!- A group of enzymes of varying specificity hydrolyzing beta-lactams; some act more rapidly on penicillins, some more rapidly on cephalosporins. -!- Formerly EC 3.5.2.8.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P62593
BLAT_ECOLX
Escherichia coli
Beta-lactamase TEM

PDB Structure

PDB 1FQG
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Molecular structure of the acyl-enzyme intermediate in beta-lactam hydrolysis at 1.7 A resolution.
Strynadka, N.C., Adachi, H., Jensen, S.E., Johns, K., Sielecki, A., Betzel, C., Sutoh, K., James, M.N.
Nature