Pantothenate synthetase
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3D structures of pantothenate synthetase
Updated on 19-April-2026
FunctionPantothenate synthetase or pantoate-beta-alanine ligase (PS) catalyzes the ATP-dependent condensation of pantoate and β-alanine to form pantothenate[1]. RelevancePantothenate (vitamin B5) biosynthesis is essential for the virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis thus its blockage can be used as a potential drug target[2]. Structural highlightsPS active site is located at the C-terminal of the central parallel β sheet. In this structure the pantoate substrate electron density is well defined in one subunit while the nucleotide electron density is well defined in the other[3]. Water molecules are shown as red spheres.
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Updated on 19-April-2026
This page was last modified 08:06, 19 April 2026.