P12291 · TRPA_CAUVC

Function

function

The alpha subunit is responsible for the aldol cleavage of indoleglycerol phosphate to indole and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.

Catalytic activity

Pathway

Amino-acid biosynthesis; L-tryptophan biosynthesis; L-tryptophan from chorismate: step 5/5.

Features

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TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Active site51Proton acceptor

GO annotations

AspectTerm
Molecular Functiontryptophan synthase activity

Keywords

Enzyme and pathway databases

Names & Taxonomy

Protein names

  • Recommended name
    Tryptophan synthase alpha chain
  • EC number

Gene names

    • Name
      trpA
    • Ordered locus names
      CC_3543

Organism names

Accessions

  • Primary accession
    P12291

Proteomes

PTM/Processing

Features

Showing features for chain.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
ChainPRO_00000987651-275Tryptophan synthase alpha chain

Interaction

Subunit

Tetramer of two alpha and two beta chains.

Protein-protein interaction databases

Structure

Family & Domains

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the TrpA family.

Phylogenomic databases

Family and domain databases

Sequence

  • Sequence status
    Complete
  • Length
    275
  • Mass (Da)
    28,520
  • Last updated
    1989-10-01 v1
  • Checksum
    C275DA90C80B271F
MTKDRIDRRFAALKAENRAGFVTYVMAGDPDAATTLSVLKGLPAAGADLIELGFPFSDPMAEGPTIQRAAQRGLKSGMTLQGTLDLVAAFREGDQDTPIILMGYLNPVLNKGFETFAALAAKAGVDGLIIVDCPPEEADPLSDALEAEGIALIRLAAPTTDDARLPMVVRRTSGFVYYVSVAGVTGVKSADAADVAPAVERLRKASGLPVAVGFGIRTPDQAAAVAKVADAAVVGSALVDEIESAAQLNENVTEKVLLKASELAKAVRSARVGTK

Keywords

Sequence databases

Nucleotide SequenceProtein SequenceMolecule TypeStatus
M19129
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
AAA23058.1
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
Genomic DNA
AE005673
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
AAK25505.1
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
Genomic DNA

Genome annotation databases

Similar Proteins

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