CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1
Functional Family Phosphoribosylaminoimidazole-succinocarboxamide synthase

Enzyme Information

6.3.2.6
Phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q9X0X0
ATP + 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxylate + L-aspartate = ADP + phosphate + (S)-2-(5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D- ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamido)succinate.
-!- Forms part of the purine biosynthesis pathway.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q9X0X0
PUR7_THEMA
Thermotoga maritima MSB8
Phosphoribosylaminoimidazole-succinocarboxamide synthase

PDB Structure

PDB 1KUT
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Structure of SAICAR synthase from Thermotoga maritima at 2.2 angstroms reveals an unusual covalent dimer.
Zhang, R., Skarina, T., Evdokimova, E., Edwards, A., Savchenko, A., Laskowski, R., Cuff, M.E., Joachimiak, A.
Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.F