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 P00592
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)

P00592
PA21B_PIG
Sus scrofa
Phospholipase A2, major isoenzyme

PDB Structure

PDB 1HN4
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
The basis for k(cat) impairment in prophospholipase A(2) from the anion-assisted dimer structure.
Epstein, T.M., Yu, B.Z., Pan, Y.H., Tutton, S.P., Maliwal, B.P., Jain, M.K., Bahnson, B.J.
Biochemistry
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