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CATH Superfamily 3.40.50.1100

The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_2_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was: waiting to be named.

Functional Families

Overview of the Structural Clusters (SC) and Functional Families within this CATH Superfamily. Clusters with a representative structure are represented by a filled circle.
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FunFam 25260: Serine racemase variant

There are 3 EC terms in this cluster

Please note: EC annotations are assigned to the full protein sequence rather than individual protein domains. Since a given protein can contain multiple domains, it is possible that some of the annotations below come from additional domains that occur in the same protein, but have been classified elsewhere in CATH.

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Serine racemase. [EC: 5.1.1.18]
L-serine = D-serine.
  • Highly selective for L-serine as substrate.
  • D-serine is found in type-II astrocytes in mammalian brain, where it appears to be an endogenous ligand of the glycine site of N-methyl-D- aspartate (NMDA) receptors.
  • The reaction can also occur in the reverse direction but does so more slowly at physiological serine concentrations.
 4 A0JNI4 Q76EQ0 Q9GZT4 Q9QZX7
D-serine ammonia-lyase. [EC: 4.3.1.18]
D-serine = pyruvate + NH(3).
  • The enzyme cleaves a carbon-oxygen bond, releasing a water molecule (hence the enzyme's original classification as EC 4.2.1.14) and an unstable enamine product that tautomerizes to an imine form, which undergoes a hydrolytic deamination to form pyruvate and ammonia.
  • The latter reaction, which can occur spontaneously, can also be catalyzed by EC 3.5.99.10.
  • Also acts, slowly, on D-threonine.
  • Formerly EC 4.2.1.14.
 4 A0JNI4 Q76EQ0 Q9GZT4 Q9QZX7
L-serine ammonia-lyase. [EC: 4.3.1.17]
L-serine = pyruvate + NH(3).
  • The reaction catalyzed by both types of enzymes involves the initial elimination of water to form an enamine intermediate (hence the enzyme's original classification as EC 4.2.1.13) followed by tautomerization to an imine form and hydrolysis of the C-N bond.
  • The latter reaction, which can occur spontaneously, is also be catalyzed by EC 3.5.99.10.
  • This reaction is also carried out by EC 4.3.1.19 from a number of sources.
  • Formerly EC 4.2.1.13.
 4 A0JNI4 Q76EQ0 Q9GZT4 Q9QZX7