4xbj

Structural highlights

Function

[ALR1_ECOLI] Catalyzes the interconversion of L-alanine and D-alanine. Provides the D-alanine required for cell wall biosynthesis.^[1]

References

1. ↑ Wu D, Hu T, Zhang L, Chen J, Du J, Ding J, Jiang H, Shen X. Residues Asp164 and Glu165 at the substrate entryway function potently in substrate orientation of alanine racemase from E. coli: Enzymatic characterization with crystal structure analysis. Protein Sci. 2008 Jun;17(6):1066-76. Epub 2008 Apr 23. PMID:18434499 doi:10.1110/ps.083495908