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4ama
From Proteopedia
Crystal Structure of N-acetylneuraminic acid lyase from Staphylococcus aureus with the chemical modification thia-lysine at position 165 in complex with pyruvate
Template:ABSTRACT PUBMED 23418011
Function
[NANA_STAA8] Catalyzes the cleavage of N-acetylneuraminic acid (sialic acid) to form pyruvate and N-acetylmannosamine via a Schiff base intermediate (By similarity).
About this Structure
4ama is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus nctc 8325. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
