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<StructureSection load='1fuo' size='340' side='right' caption='Fumarase with citrate bound to the active site (PDB profile: 1fuo)' scene = ''> | <StructureSection load='1fuo' size='340' side='right' caption='Fumarase with citrate bound to the active site (PDB profile: 1fuo)' scene = ''> | ||
===Overview=== | ===Overview=== | ||
'''Fumarase''', also known as fumarate hydratase, is an enzyme in the citric acid cycle. In the seventh step of the reaction pathway, fumarase catalyzes the reversible hydration reaction that converts fumarate to malate and vice versa. Fumarase is classified as an <scene name='44/446278/Secondary_structure/2'>alpha helical protein</scene> which belongs to the L-aspartase/fumarase family. It forms a tetramer of identical subunits that <scene name='44/446278/Rainbow_subunits/1'>alternate in orientation</scene>. | '''Fumarase''', also known as fumarate hydratase, is an enzyme in the citric acid cycle. In the seventh step of the reaction pathway, fumarase catalyzes the reversible hydration reaction that converts fumarate to malate and vice versa. Fumarase is classified as an <scene name='44/446278/Secondary_structure/2'>alpha helical protein</scene> which belongs to the L-aspartase/fumarase family. It forms a tetramer of identical subunits that <scene name='44/446278/Rainbow_subunits/1'>alternate in orientation</scene>. Each subunit is comprised of <scene name='44/446278/Domains/1'>three domains</scene>. | ||
==Structure: will the real active site please stand?== | ==Structure: will the real active site please stand?== | ||
