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 P59071
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)

P59071
PA2B8_DABRR
Daboia russelii
Basic phospholipase A2 VRV-PL-VIIIa

PDB Structure

PDB 1FV0
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Structural Basis of Phospholipase A2 Inhibition for the Synthesis of Prostaglandins by the Plant Alkaloid Aristolochic Acid from a 1.7 A Crystal Structure
Chandra, V., Jasti, J., Kaur, P., Srinivasan, A., Betzel, C., Singh, T.P.
Biochemistry
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