CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Phospholipase A2 domain
Functional Family Acidic phospholipase A2

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.4
Phospholipase A(2).
based on mapping to UniProt P00609
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)

P00609
PA2B5_NOTSC
Notechis scutatus scutatus
Basic phospholipase A2 notechis II-5

PDB Structure

PDB 2NOT
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
The three-dimensional structures of two toxins from snake venom throw light on the anticoagulant and neurotoxic sites of phospholipase A2.
Carredano, E., Westerlund, B., Persson, B., Saarinen, M., Ramaswamy, S., Eaker, D., Eklund, H.
Toxicon
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