Alliinase

alliin lyase
Identifiers
EC no.4.4.1.4
CAS no.9031-77-0
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
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Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO
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NCBIproteins
Alliinase_C
crystal structure of alliinase from garlic- apo form
Identifiers
SymbolAlliinase_C
PfamPF04864
Pfam clanCL0061
InterProIPR006948
SCOP21lk9 / SCOPe / SUPFAM
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
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Alliinase EGF-like domain
crystal structure of alliinase from garlic- apo form
Identifiers
SymbolEGF_alliinase
PfamPF04863
Pfam clanCL0001
InterProIPR006947
SCOP21lk9 / SCOPe / SUPFAM
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary

In enzymology, an alliin lyase (EC 4.4.1.4) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

an S-alkyl-L-cysteine S-oxide an alkyl sulfenate + 2-aminoacrylate

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, S-alkyl-L-cysteine S-oxide, and two products, alkyl sulfenate and 2-aminoacrylate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the class of carbon-sulfur lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is S-alkyl-L-cysteine S-oxide alkyl-sulfenate-lyase (2-aminoacrylate-forming). Other names in common use include alliinase, cysteine sulfoxide lyase, alkylcysteine sulfoxide lyase, S-alkylcysteine sulfoxide lyase, L-cysteine sulfoxide lyase, S-alkyl-L-cysteine sulfoxide lyase, and alliin alkyl-sulfenate-lyase. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.

Many alliinases contain a novel N-terminal epidermal growth factor-like domain (EGF-like domain).[1]

  1. ^ Kuettner EB, Hilgenfeld R, Weiss MS (November 2002). "The active principle of garlic at atomic resolution". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (48): 46402–7. doi:10.1074/jbc.M208669200. PMID 12235163.