CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily DD-peptidase/beta-lactamase superfamily
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.5.2.6
Beta-lactamase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q9F663
A beta-lactam + H(2)O = a substituted beta-amino acid.
-!- Zinc is only requires in class-B enzymes. -!- A group of enzymes of varying specificity hydrolyzing beta-lactams; some act more rapidly on penicillins, some more rapidly on cephalosporins. -!- Formerly EC 3.5.2.8.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q9F663
BLKPC_KLEPN
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Carbapenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase KPC

PDB Structure

PDB 2OV5
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Crystal Structure of KPC-2: Insights into Carbapenemase Activity in Class A beta-Lactamases.
Ke, W., Bethel, C.R., Thomson, J.M., Bonomo, R.A., Akker, F.
Biochemistry