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 2G58
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of a complex of phospholipase A2 with a designed peptide inhibitor Dehydro-Ile-Ala-Arg-Ser at 0.98 A resolution
Prem Kumar, R., Singh, N., Somvanshi, R.K., Ethayathulla, A.S., Dey, S., Sharma, S., Kaur, P., Perbandt, M., Betzel, C., Singh, T.P.
To be Published
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