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Crystal structure of Escherichia coli glutamate racemase in complex with L- Glutamate and activator UDP-MurNAc-ala

Source organism: Escherichia coli
Biochemical function: racemase activity, acting on amino acids and derivatives
Biological process: cell wall organization
Cellular component: not assigned

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EC 5.1.1.3: Glutamate racemase

Reaction catalysed:
L-glutamate = D-glutamate
Systematic name:
Glutamate racemase

GO terms

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF01177
Domain description: Asp/Glu/Hydantoin racemase
Occurring in:
  1. Glutamate racemase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 2jfn contains 1 copy of Pfam domain PF01177 (Asp/Glu/Hydantoin racemase) in Glutamate racemase. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR001920
Domain description: Asp/Glu racemase
Occurring in:
  1. Glutamate racemase
IPR004391
Domain description: Glutamate racemase
Occurring in:
  1. Glutamate racemase
IPR033134
Domain description: Asp/Glu racemase, active site 2
Occurring in:
  1. Glutamate racemase
IPR018187
Domain description: Asp/Glu racemase, active site 1
Occurring in:
  1. Glutamate racemase
IPR015942
Domain description: Asp/Glu/hydantoin racemase
Occurring in:
  1. Glutamate racemase

Structure domain

CATH CATH domain
3.40.50.1860
Class: Alpha Beta
Architecture: 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology: Rossmann fold
Homology: Rossmann fold
Occurring in:
  1. Glutamate racemase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 2jfn contains 2 copies of CATH domain 3.40.50.1860 (Rossmann fold) in Glutamate racemase. Showing 2 copies in chain A.

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