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== Active Site and Mechanism == | == Active Site and Mechanism == | ||
[[Image:Mech..PNG|200px|right|thumb| HPL hydrolysis reaction<ref> | [[Image:Mech..PNG|200px|right|thumb| HPL hydrolysis reaction<ref>http://www.ebi.ac.uk/thornton-srv/databases/cgi-bin/MACiE/entry/getPage.pl?id=M0218</ref>]]The <scene name='Sandbox_50/Active_site_and_some/2'>active site</scene> of HPL is characterized by side chain residues Ser 152, His 263, and Asp 176 shown in red. Additionally, the main chain amides of Phe 77 (blue) and Leu 153 (green) are shown, as both are also involved with enzymatic activity.<ref>http://www.ebi.ac.uk/thornton-srv/databases/cgi-bin/MACiE/entry/getPage.pl?id=M0218</ref> | ||
This active site in HPL is used to hydrolyze triacylglycerol into carboxylate and diacylglycerol. | This active site in HPL is used to hydrolyze triacylglycerol into carboxylate and diacylglycerol. | ||