DOPA decarboxylase
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| - | '''[http://www.wikepedia.com DOPA decarboxylase]''' (DDC, aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase, tryptophan decarboxylase, 5-hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase, AAAD) is an approximately 52 kDa protein that belongs to the aspartate aminotransferase family (fold type 1) of [http://www.wikepedia.com PLP]-dependent enzymes. The catalytically active form exists as a homodimer, typical of this class of enzymes. It is responsible for the synthesis of [http://www.wikepedia.com dopamine] and [http://www.wikipedia.com serotonin] from [http://www.wikipedia.com L-DOPA] and [http://www.wikipedia.com L-5- hydroxytryptophan], respectively. Due to its role in neurotransmitter synthesis, DOPA decarboxylase has been implicated in [http://wikepedia.com Parkinson's Disease]. Currently, the design of more specific inhibitors is a major objective in Parkinson's Disease research. | + | {{STRUCTURE_1js3 | PDB=1js3 | SCENE= }}'''[http://www.wikepedia.com DOPA decarboxylase]''' (DDC, aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase, tryptophan decarboxylase, 5-hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase, AAAD) is an approximately 52 kDa protein that belongs to the aspartate aminotransferase family (fold type 1) of [http://www.wikepedia.com PLP]-dependent enzymes. The catalytically active form exists as a homodimer, typical of this class of enzymes. It is responsible for the synthesis of [http://www.wikepedia.com dopamine] and [http://www.wikipedia.com serotonin] from [http://www.wikipedia.com L-DOPA] and [http://www.wikipedia.com L-5- hydroxytryptophan], respectively. Due to its role in neurotransmitter synthesis, DOPA decarboxylase has been implicated in [http://wikepedia.com Parkinson's Disease]. Currently, the design of more specific inhibitors is a major objective in Parkinson's Disease research. |
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Introduction
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| Activity: | Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase, with EC number 4.1.1.28 | ||||||||
| Related: | 1js6 | ||||||||
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||||
DOPA decarboxylase (DDC, aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase, tryptophan decarboxylase, 5-hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase, AAAD) is an approximately 52 kDa protein that belongs to the aspartate aminotransferase family (fold type 1) of PLP-dependent enzymes. The catalytically active form exists as a homodimer, typical of this class of enzymes. It is responsible for the synthesis of dopamine and serotonin from L-DOPA and L-5- hydroxytryptophan, respectively. Due to its role in neurotransmitter synthesis, DOPA decarboxylase has been implicated in Parkinson's Disease. Currently, the design of more specific inhibitors is a major objective in Parkinson's Disease research.
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