CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Phospholipase A2 domain
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.4
Phospholipase A(2).
based on mapping to UniProt P00593
Phosphatidylcholine + H(2)O = 1-acylglycerophosphocholine + a carboxylate.
-!- Also acts on phosphatidylethanolamine, choline plasmalogen and phosphatides, removing the fatty acid attached to the 2-position.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P00593
PA21B_BOVIN
Bos taurus
Phospholipase A2

PDB Structure

PDB 1VKQ
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
A redetermination of the structure of the triple mutant (K53,56,120M) of phospholipase A2 at 1.6 A resolution using sulfur-SAS at 1.54 A wavelength.
Sekar, K., Rajakannan, V., Velmurugan, D., Yamane, T., Thirumurugan, R., Dauter, M., Dauter, Z.
Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.D