CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase, catalytic domain
Functional Family Glutamine synthetase

Enzyme Information

6.3.1.2
Glutamine synthetase.
based on mapping to UniProt P0A1P6
ATP + L-glutamate + NH(3) = ADP + phosphate + L-glutamine.
-!- Glutamine synthetase, which catalyzes the incorporation of ammonium into glutamate, is a key enzyme of nitrogen metabolism found in all domains of life. -!- Several types have been described, differing in their oligomeric structures and cofactor requirements.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P0A1P6
GLN1B_SALTY
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium str. LT2
Glutamine synthetase

PDB Structure

PDB 2GLS
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Refined atomic model of glutamine synthetase at 3.5 A resolution.
Yamashita, M.M., Almassy, R.J., Janson, C.A., Cascio, D., Eisenberg, D.
J.Biol.Chem.
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