Phenylserine aldolase

Template:Infobox enzyme The enzyme phenylserine aldolase (Template:EnzExplorer) catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-threo-3-phenylserine $\rightleftharpoons$ glycine + benzaldehyde

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-threo-3-phenylserine benzaldehyde-lyase (glycine-forming). This enzyme is also called L-threo-3-phenylserine benzaldehyde-lyase. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code Template:PDB link.

References

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