Deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase

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In enzymology, a deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase (EC 4.1.2.4) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

2-deoxy-D-ribose 5-phosphate $\rightleftharpoons$ D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + acetaldehyde

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 2-deoxy-D-ribose 5-phosphate, and two products, D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and acetaldehyde.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 2-deoxy-D-ribose-5-phosphate acetaldehyde-lyase (D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-forming). Other names in common use include phosphodeoxyriboaldolase, deoxyriboaldolase, deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase, 2-deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase, and 2-deoxy-D-ribose-5-phosphate acetaldehyde-lyase. This enzyme participates in pentose phosphate pathway.

1 Structural studies
2 References
3 External links
- 3.1 Gene Ontology (GO) codes

[edit] Structural studies

As of late 2007, 10 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1JCJ, 1JCL, 1KTN, 1MZH, 1N7K, 1O0Y, 1P1X, 1UB3, 1VCV, and 2A4A.

[edit] References

IUBMB entry for 4.1.2.4
BRENDA references for 4.1.2.4 (Recommended.)
PubMed references for 4.1.2.4
PubMed Central references for 4.1.2.4
Google Scholar references for 4.1.2.4
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Jedziniak JA, Lionetti FJ (1970). "Purification and properties of deoxyriboaldolase from human erythrocytes". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 212: 478–87. PMID 4989681.
RACKER E (1952). "Enzymatic synthesis and breakdown of desoxyribose phosphate". J. Biol. Chem. 196: 347–65. PMID 12980976.
Hoffee P Rosen OM and Horecker BL (1965). "The mechanism of action of aldolases. VI. Crystallization of deoxyribose 5-phosphate aldolase and the number of active sites". J. Biol. Chem. 240: 1512–1516.