CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Phospholipase A2 domain
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.4
Phospholipase A(2).
based on mapping to UniProt P00592
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)

P00592
PA21B_PIG
Sus scrofa
Phospholipase A2, major isoenzyme

PDB Structure

PDB 2PHI
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of a porcine pancreatic phospholipase A2 mutant. A large conformational change caused by the F63V point mutation.
Thunnissen, M.M., Franken, P.A., de Haas, G.H., Drenth, J., Kalk, K.H., Verheij, H.M., Dijkstra, B.W.
J.Mol.Biol.
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