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CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Phospholipase A2 domain
Functional Family Acidic phospholipase A2

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.4
Phospholipase A(2).
based on mapping to UniProt P60045
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)

P60045
PA2A3_NAJSG
Naja sagittifera
Acidic phospholipase A2 3

PDB Structure

PDB 3Q4Y
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of group I phospholipase A2 at 2.3 A resolution in 40% ethanol revealed the critical elements of hydrophobicity of the substrate-binding site
Shukla, P.K., Kaushik, S., Sinha, M., Kaur, P., Sharma, S., Singh, T.P.
To be Published
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