CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Alanine racemase
Functional Family Diaminopimelate decarboxylase

Enzyme Information

4.1.1.20
Diaminopimelate decarboxylase.
based on mapping to UniProt P00861
Meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate = L-lysine + CO(2).

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P00861
DCDA_ECOLI
Escherichia coli K-12
Diaminopimelate decarboxylase

PDB Structure

PDB 1KNW
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Diaminopimelate Decarboxylase uses a Versatile Active Site for Stereospecific Decarboxylation
Levdikov, V., Blagova, L., Bose, N., Momany, C.
To be Published