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 P51972
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)

P51972
PA2B1_AGKPI
Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus
Basic phospholipase A2 APP-D49

PDB Structure

PDB 1VAP
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Structural aspects of interfacial adsorption. A crystallographic and site-directed mutagenesis study of the phospholipase A2 from the venom of Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus.
Han, S.K., Yoon, E.T., Scott, D.L., Sigler, P.B., Cho, W.
J.Biol.Chem.
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