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Proteus vulgaris tryptophan indole-lyase complexed with 7-aza-L-tryptophan

Source organism: Proteus vulgaris
Biochemical function: carbon-carbon lyase activity
Biological process: aromatic amino acid metabolic process
Cellular component: not assigned

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EC 4.1.99.1: Tryptophanase

Reaction catalysed:
(1a) L-tryptophan = indole + 2-aminoprop-2-enoate
Systematic name:
L-tryptophan indole-lyase (deaminating; pyruvate-forming)
Alternative Name(s):
  • L-tryptophan indole-lyase
  • L-tryptophan indole-lyase (deaminating)
  • L-tryptophanase
  • TNase

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Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF01212
Domain description: Beta-eliminating lyase
Occurring in:
  1. Tryptophanase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8v6p contains 4 copies of Pfam domain PF01212 (Beta-eliminating lyase) in Tryptophanase. Showing 1 copy in chain B.

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