IPR033128
Adenylosuccinate synthase, active site
InterPro entry
Short name | Adenylosuccin_syn_Lys_AS |
Description
Adenylosuccinate synthetase (
6.3.4.4) plays an important role in purine biosynthesis, by catalyzing the GTP-dependent conversion of IMP and aspartic acid to AMP. Adenylosuccinate synthetase has been characterized from various sources ranging from Escherichia coli (gene purA) to vertebrate tissues. In vertebrates, two isozymes are present - one involved in purine biosynthesis and the other in the purine nucleotide cycle.
This entry represents a conserved region containing a lysine residue known to be essential for the enzyme's activity
[1].
References
1.Refined crystal structures of unligated adenylosuccinate synthetase from Escherichia coli. Silva MM, Poland BW, Hoffman CR, Fromm HJ, Honzatko RB. J. Mol. Biol. 254, 431-46, (1995). View articlePMID: 7490761
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ENZYME
Contributing Member Database Entry
- PROSITE patterns:PS00513