Function and Biology

Crystal structure of Selenomethionine incorporated holo Diaminopropionate ammonia lyase from Escherichia coli

Source organism: Escherichia coli K-12
Biochemical function: protein homodimerization activity
Biological process: not assigned
Cellular component: not assigned

EC 4.3.1.15: Diaminopropionate ammonia-lyase

Reaction catalysed:
2,3-diaminopropanoate + H(2)O = pyruvate + 2 NH(3)
Systematic name:
2,3-diaminopropanoate ammonia-lyase (adding water; pyruvate-forming)
Alternative Name(s):
  • 2,3-diaminopropanoate ammonia-lyase
  • 2,3-diaminopropanoate ammonia-lyase (adding H(2)O; pyruvate-forming)
  • 2,3-diaminopropionate ammonia-lyase
  • Alpha,beta-diaminopropionate ammonia-lyase
  • Diaminopropionatase

GO terms

Biochemical function:
Biological process:
  • not assigned
Cellular component:
  • not assigned

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF00291
Domain description: Pyridoxal-phosphate dependent enzyme
Occurring in:
  1. Diaminopropionate ammonia-lyase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 4d9g contains 2 copies of Pfam domain PF00291 (Pyridoxal-phosphate dependent enzyme) in Diaminopropionate ammonia-lyase. Showing 1 copy in chain B.

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR036052
Domain description: Tryptophan synthase beta chain-like, PALP domain superfamily
Occurring in:
  1. Diaminopropionate ammonia-lyase
IPR001926
Domain description: Tryptophan synthase beta chain-like, PALP domain
Occurring in:
  1. Diaminopropionate ammonia-lyase
IPR010081
Domain description: Diaminopropionate ammonia-lyase
Occurring in:
  1. Diaminopropionate ammonia-lyase
IPR019871
Domain description: Diaminopropionate ammonia-lyase, subgroup
Occurring in:
  1. Diaminopropionate ammonia-lyase

Structure domain

CATH CATH domain
3.40.50.1100
Class: Alpha Beta
Architecture: 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology: Rossmann fold
Homology: Rossmann fold
Occurring in:
  1. Diaminopropionate ammonia-lyase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 4d9g contains 4 copies of CATH domain 3.40.50.1100 (Rossmann fold) in Diaminopropionate ammonia-lyase. Showing 2 copies in chain B.