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Porphobilinogen Deaminase
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| 3eq1, resolution 2.80Å (default scene) | |||||||||||||
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| Ligands: | DPM, SO4 | ||||||||||||
| Activity: | Hydroxymethylbilane synthase, with EC number 2.5.1.61 | ||||||||||||
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||||||||
Porphobilinogen deaminase (PBGD) also known as Hydroxymethylbilane synthase, is the third enzyme in the heme biosynthesis pathways in mammals[1]. It catalyses the polymerization of four porphobilinogen molecules to yield hydroxymethylbilane[2]
Function
Structure
References
- ↑ Gill R, Kolstoe SE, Mohammed F, Al D-Bass A, Mosely JE, Sarwar M, Cooper JB, Wood SP, Shoolingin-Jordan PM. Structure of human porphobilinogen deaminase at 2.8 A: the molecular basis of acute intermittent porphyria. Biochem J. 2009 Apr 28;420(1):17-25. PMID:19207107 doi:10.1042/BJ20082077
- ↑ Jordan PM, Warren MJ. Evidence for a dipyrromethane cofactor at the catalytic site of E. coli porphobilinogen deaminase. FEBS Lett. 1987 Dec 10;225(1-2):87-92. PMID:3079571
