CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 2.30.130.110
Functional Family Galactarate dehydratase (L-threo-forming)

Enzyme Information

4.2.1.42
Galactarate dehydratase.
based on mapping to UniProt P39829
Galactarate = (2R,3S)-2,3-dihydroxy-5-oxohexanedioate + H(2)O.
-!- The enzyme from the bacterium Escherichia coli is specific for galactarate, while the enzyme from Salmonella typhimurium also has activity with L-talarate (cf. EC 4.2.1.156). -!- Cf. EC 4.2.1.158.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P39829
GARD_ECOLI
Escherichia coli K-12
Galactarate dehydratase (L-threo-forming)

PDB Structure

PDB 3LAZ
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
The crystal structure of the N-terminal domain of D-galactarate dehydratase from Escherichia coli CFT073
Tan, K., Li, H., Bearden, J., Joachimiak, A.
To be Published
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