Q837J0 · Q837J0_ENTFA

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 site40pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI); covalent
Binding site44pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site139substrate
Binding site207pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site222pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site224pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site225pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Active site267Proton acceptor; specific for L-alanine
Binding site314substrate
Binding site356pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)

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
    • Ordered locus names
      EF_0849

Organism names

Accessions

  • Primary accession
    Q837J0

Proteomes

PTM/Processing

Features

Showing features for modified residue.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Modified residue40N6-(pyridoxal phosphate)lysine

Interaction

Protein-protein interaction databases

Family & Domains

Features

Showing features for domain.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Domain246-371Alanine racemase C-terminal

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the alanine racemase family.

Phylogenomic databases

Family and domain databases

Sequence

  • Sequence status
    Complete
  • Length
    371
  • Mass (Da)
    40,980
  • Last updated
    2003-06-01 v1
  • Checksum
    4DE356FE62478E0B
MVVGWHRPTRLHIDTQAITENVQKECQRLPEGTALFAVVKANGYGHGAVESAKAAKKGGATGFCVALLDEAIELREAGVQDPILILSVVDLAYVPLLIQYDLSVTVATQEWLEAALQQLTPESNTPLRVHLKVDTGMGRIGFLTPEETKQAVRFVQSHKEFLWEGIFTHFSTADEIDTSYFEKQAGRFKAVLAVLEELPRYVHVSNSATALWHPDVPGNMIRYGVAMYGLNPSGNKLAPSYALKPALRLTSELIHVKRLAAGEGIGYGETYVTEAEEWIGTVPIGYADGWLRHLQGFTVLVNGKRCEIVGRVCMDQCMIRLAEEVPVGSVVTLVGKDGNEENTLQMVAEKLETIHYEVACTFSQRIPREYN

Keywords

Sequence databases

Nucleotide SequenceProtein SequenceMolecule TypeStatus
AE016830
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
AAO80661.1
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
Genomic DNA

Genome annotation databases

Similar Proteins

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