CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Collagenase (Catalytic Domain)
Functional Family Astacin

Enzyme Information

3.4.24.21
Astacin.
based on mapping to UniProt P07584
Hydrolysis of peptide bonds in substrates containing five or more amino acids, preferentially with Ala in P1', and Pro in P2'.
-!- A digestive endopeptidase from the cardia of the crayfish Astacus fluviatilis. -!- Belongs to peptidase family M12A. -!- Formerly EC 3.4.99.6.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P07584
ASTA_ASTAS
Astacus astacus
Astacin

PDB Structure

PDB 1IAC
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Refined 1.8 A X-ray crystal structure of astacin, a zinc-endopeptidase from the crayfish Astacus astacus L. Structure determination, refinement, molecular structure and comparison with thermolysin.
Gomis-Ruth, F.X., Stocker, W., Huber, R., Zwilling, R., Bode, W.
J.Mol.Biol.