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Structural highlights

Function

[DCDA_ECOLI] Specifically catalyzes the decarboxylation of meso-diaminopimelate (meso-DAP) to L-lysine. Is not active against the DD- or LL-isomers of diaminopimelate.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

1. ↑ WHITE PJ, KELLY B. PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF DIAMINOPIMELATE DECARBOXYLASE FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI. Biochem J. 1965 Jul;96:75-84. PMID:14343156
2. ↑ Momany C, Levdikov V, Blagova L, Crews K. Crystallization of diaminopimelate decarboxylase from Escherichia coli, a stereospecific D-amino-acid decarboxylase. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2002 Mar;58(Pt 3):549-52. Epub 2002 Feb 21. PMID:11856852
3. ↑ Hu T, Wu D, Chen J, Ding J, Jiang H, Shen X. The catalytic intermediate stabilized by a "down" active site loop for diaminopimelate decarboxylase from Helicobacter pylori. Enzymatic characterization with crystal structure analysis. J Biol Chem. 2008 Jul 25;283(30):21284-93. Epub 2008 May 28. PMID:18508763 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M801823200