CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Type I PLP-dependent aspartate aminotransferase-like (Major domain)
Functional Family Glutamate decarboxylase

Enzyme Information

4.1.1.15
Glutamate decarboxylase.
based on mapping to UniProt P69908
L-glutamate = 4-aminobutanoate + CO(2).
-!- The brain enzyme also acts on L-cysteate, 3-sulfino-L-alanine and L-aspartate.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P69908
DCEA_ECOLI
Escherichia coli K-12
Glutamate decarboxylase alpha

PDB Structure

PDB 1XEY
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Structure of Escherichia coli glutamate decarboxylase (GADalpha) in complex with glutarate at 2.05 angstroms resolution.
Dutyshev, D.I., Darii, E.L., Fomenkova, N.P., Pechik, I.V., Polyakov, K.M., Nikonov, S.V., Andreeva, N.S., Sukhareva, B.S.
Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.D
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