CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Phospholipase A2 domain
Functional Family Basic phospholipase A2 homolog

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.4
Phospholipase A(2).
based on mapping to UniProt P58464
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)

P58464
PA2B3_BOTPI
Bothrops pirajai
Basic phospholipase A2 piratoxin-3

PDB Structure

PDB 1GMZ
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
The Structure of the D49 Phospholipase A2 Piratoxin III from Bothrops Pirajai Reveals Unprecedented Structural Displacement of the Calcium-Binding Loop: Possible Relationship to Cooperative Substrate Binding
Rigden, D.J., Hwa, L., Marangoni, S., Toyama, M., Polikarpov, I.
Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.D