Structural highlights
2voe is a 6 chain structure with sequence from Myctu. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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| Related: | 2vhv, 2vhw, 2vhx, 2vhy, 2vhz, 2voj |
| Activity: | Alanine dehydrogenase, with EC number 1.4.1.1 |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Function
[DHA_MYCTU] Catalyzes the reversible reductive amination of pyruvate to L-alanine. However, since the physiological environment of M.tuberculosis has a neutral pH, it can be assumed that the enzyme catalyzes exclusively the formation of L-alanine. May play a role in cell wall synthesis as L-alanine is an important constituent of the peptidoglycan layer.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
References
- ↑ Hutter B, Singh M. Properties of the 40 kDa antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a functional L-alanine dehydrogenase. Biochem J. 1999 Nov 1;343 Pt 3:669-72. PMID:10527947
