P0A2W8 · ALR_STRPN

Function

function

Catalyzes the interconversion of L-alanine and D-alanine. May also act on other amino acids.

Catalytic activity

Cofactor

pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (UniProtKB | Rhea| CHEBI:597326 )

Pathway

Amino-acid biosynthesis; D-alanine biosynthesis; D-alanine from L-alanine: step 1/1.

Features

Showing features for active site, binding site.

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TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Active site40Proton acceptor; specific for D-alanine
Binding site136substrate
Active site263Proton acceptor; specific for L-alanine
Binding site310substrate

GO annotations

AspectTerm
Molecular Functionalanine racemase activity
Molecular Functionpyridoxal phosphate binding
Biological ProcessD-alanine biosynthetic process

Keywords

Enzyme and pathway databases

Names & Taxonomy

Protein names

  • Recommended name
    Alanine racemase
  • EC number

Gene names

    • Name
      alr
    • Synonyms
      alaR
    • Ordered locus names
      SP_1698

Organism names

Accessions

  • Primary accession
    P0A2W8
  • Secondary accessions
    • Q54899
    • Q9S3V7

Proteomes

PTM/Processing

Features

Showing features for chain, modified residue.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
ChainPRO_00001145811-367Alanine racemase
Modified residue40N6-(pyridoxal phosphate)lysine
Modified residue129N6-carboxylysine

Proteomic databases

Interaction

Subunit

Homodimer.

Family & Domains

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the alanine racemase family.

Phylogenomic databases

Family and domain databases

Sequence

  • Sequence status
    Complete
  • Length
    367
  • Mass (Da)
    39,858
  • Last updated
    2005-03-15 v1
  • Checksum
    A79E2F1B439B18B7
MKASPHRPTKALIHLGAIRQNIQQMGAHIPQGTLKLAVVKANAYGHGAVAVAKAIQDDVDGFCVSNIDEAIELRQAGLSKPILILGVSEIEAVALAKEYDFTLTVAGLEWIQALLDKEVDLTGLTVHLKIDSGMGRIGFREASEVEQAQDLLQQHGVCVEGIFTHFATADEESDDYFNAQLERFKTILASMKEVPELVHASNSATTLWHVETIFNAVRMGDAMYGLNPSGAVLDLPYDLIPALTLESALVHVKTVPAGACMGYGATYQADSEQVIATVPIGYADGWTRDMQNFSVLVDGQACPIVGRVSMDQITIRLPKLYPLGTKVTLIGSNGDKEITATQVATYRVTINYEVVCLLSDRIPREYY

Features

Showing features for sequence conflict.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Sequence conflict354in Ref. 3; CAA90279

Keywords

Sequence databases

Nucleotide SequenceProtein SequenceMolecule TypeStatus
AF171873
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
AAD51027.1
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
Genomic DNA
AE005672
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
AAK75776.1
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
Genomic DNA
Z49988
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
CAA90279.1
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
Genomic DNA

Genome annotation databases

Similar Proteins

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