Structural highlights 
| 6e9p is a 8 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. 
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| Ligands: | , , , , , | 
| NonStd Res: |  | 
| Activity: | Tryptophan synthase, with EC number 4.2.1.20 | 
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT | 
  Function 
[TRPA_MYCTU] The alpha subunit is responsible for the aldol cleavage of indoleglycerol phosphate to indole and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. [TRPB_MYCTU] The beta subunit is responsible for the synthesis of L-tryptophan from indole and L-serine (By similarity).