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CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Phospholipase A2 domain
Functional Family Phospholipase A(2)

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.4
Phospholipase A(2).
based on mapping to UniProt P04054
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)

P04054
PA21B_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Phospholipase A2

PDB Structure

PDB 3ELO
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Structural insight into the activation mechanism of human pancreatic prophospholipase A2
Xu, W., Yi, L., Feng, Y., Chen, L., Liu, J.
J.Biol.Chem.
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