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 Q5G291
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)

Q5G290
PA2A6_NAJSG
Naja sagittifera
Acidic phospholipase A2 6

PDB Structure

PDB 1Y75
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of a heterodimer of phospholipase A2 from Naja naja sagittifera at 2.3 A resolution reveals the presence of a new PLA2-like protein with a novel cys 32-Cys 49 disulphide bridge with a bound sugar at the substrate-binding site
Jabeen, T., Singh, N., Singh, R.K., Jasti, J., Sharma, S., Kaur, P., Srinivasan, A., Singh, T.P.
Proteins