CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Spermidine synthase, tetramerisation domain
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

2.5.1.16
Spermidine synthase.
based on mapping to UniProt O57950
S-adenosyl 3-(methylthio)propylamine + putrescine = 5'-S-methyl- 5'-thioadenosine + spermidine.
-!- The enzymes from the plant Glycine max and from mammalia are highly specific for putrescine as the amine acceptor. -!- The enzymes from the bacteria Escherichia coli and Thermotoga maritima prefer putrescine but are more tolerant toward other amine acceptors, such as spermidine and cadaverine. -!- Cf. EC 2.5.1.22 and EC 2.5.1.23.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

O57950
SPEE_PYRHO
Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3
Polyamine aminopropyltransferase

PDB Structure

PDB 2E5W
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of spermidine synthase from Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3
Mizutani, H., Kunishima, N.
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