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2.3.1.37: 5-aminolevulinate synthase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about 5-aminolevulinate synthase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 2.3.1.37

Reaction

succinyl-CoA
+
glycine
=
5-aminolevulinate
+
CoA
+
CO2

Synonyms

5-ALA synthase, 5-ALAS, 5-aminolevulinate synthase, 5-aminolevulinate synthetase, 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase, 5-aminolevulinic acid synthetase, ALA, ALA synthase, ALA synthetase, ALA-S, ALAS, ALAS2, alpha-aminolevulinic acid synthase, aminolevulinate synthase, aminolevulinate synthase 2, aminolevulinate synthetase, aminolevulinic acid synthase, aminolevulinic acid synthase 2, aminolevulinic acid synthetase, aminolevulinic synthetase, delta-ALAS, delta-aminolevulinate synthase, delta-aminolevulinate synthetase, delta-aminolevulinic acid synthase, delta-aminolevulinic acid synthase 2, delta-aminolevulinic acid synthetase, delta-aminolevulinic synthetase, erythroid 5-aminolevulinate synthase, erythroid-specific 5-aminolevulinate synthase, Hem1, hemA, HemT, mALAS-2, sigma-aminolevulinate synthase, synthase, aminolevulinate, synthetase, aminolevulinate

ECTree

     2 Transferases
         2.3 Acyltransferases
             2.3.1 Transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups
                2.3.1.37 5-aminolevulinate synthase

Crystallization

Crystallization on EC 2.3.1.37 - 5-aminolevulinate synthase

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CRYSTALLIZATION (Commentary)
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
LITERATURE
hanging drop vapor diffusion, crystal structure of full-length homodimeric enzyme binding its cofactor pyridoxal 5'-phosphate at 2.1 A, and structures of the enzyme in complex with the substrates glycine or succinyl-coenzyme A at 2.7 A and 2.8 A, respectivel
in complex with pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, using 0.1 M tri-sodium citrate (pH 5.5), 20% (w/v) PEG 3000