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Structural highlights

Function

ALF_ECOLI Catalyzes the aldol condensation of dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP or glycerone-phosphate) with glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P) to form fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (FBP) in gluconeogenesis and the reverse reaction in glycolysis.^[1]

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• Aldolase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Zgiby SM, Thomson GJ, Qamar S, Berry A. Exploring substrate binding and discrimination in fructose1, 6-bisphosphate and tagatose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolases. Eur J Biochem. 2000 Mar;267(6):1858-68. PMID:10712619