CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily alpha/beta hydrolase
Functional Family Lipase

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.3
Triacylglycerol lipase.
based on mapping to UniProt P61871
Triacylglycerol + H(2)O = diacylglycerol + a carboxylate.
-!- The pancreatic enzyme acts only on an ester-water interface; the outer ester links are preferentially hydrolyzed.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P61871
LIP_RHINI
Rhizopus niveus
Lipase

PDB Structure

PDB 1LGY
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
The crystal structure of lipase II from Rhizopus niveus at 2.2 A resolution.
Kohno, M., Funatsu, J., Mikami, B., Kugimiya, W., Matsuo, T., Morita, Y.
J.Biochem.(Tokyo)