Dihydroxyphenylalanine ammonia-lyase

Dihydroxyphenylalanine ammonia-lyase
dihydroxyphenylalanine ammonia-lyase
Identifiers
EC number 4.3.1.11
CAS number 37290-92-9
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO

In enzymology, a dihydroxyphenylalanine ammonia-lyase (EC 4.3.1.11) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine \rightleftharpoons trans-caffeate + NH3

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine, and two products, trans-caffeate and NH3.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically ammonia lyases, which cleave carbon-nitrogen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (trans-caffeate-forming). Other names in common use include beta-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-L-alanine (DOPA) ammonia-lyase, and 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine ammonia-lyase. This enzyme participates in tyrosine metabolism.

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