Allothreonine aldolase

Definition:

EC Tree > 4 Lyases > 4.1 Carbon-carbon lyases > 4.1.2 Aldehyde-lyases > 4.1.2.6 allothreonine aldolase
Allothreonine aldolase is a pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aldehyde-lyase that cleaves allothreonine into glycine and acetaldehyde, participating in beta-hydroxy amino-acid interconversion in microbes. Structurally it is a PLP-dependent fold-II serine hydroxymethyltransferase.

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