Structural highlights
5gk8 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Ecoli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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| Ligands: | , , , |
| Gene: | fbaA, fba, fda, b2925, JW2892 (ECOLI) |
| Activity: | Fructose-bisphosphate aldolase, with EC number 4.1.2.13 |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Function
[ALF_ECOLI] Catalyzes the aldol condensation of dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP or glycerone-phosphate) with glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P) to form fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (FBP) in gluconeogenesis and the reverse reaction in glycolysis.[1]
References
- ↑ Zgiby SM, Thomson GJ, Qamar S, Berry A. Exploring substrate binding and discrimination in fructose1, 6-bisphosphate and tagatose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolases. Eur J Biochem. 2000 Mar;267(6):1858-68. PMID:10712619
