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The crystal structure of acidic phospholipase A2 from the venom of Agkistrodon halys pallas has been determined by molecular replacement at 2.0 A resolution to a crystallographic R-factor of 0.157. The overall structure of the molecule is very similar to those of other phospholipase A2 species of known structure. The catalytic site, the hydrophobic channel and the N-terminal region show greatest structural conservation. The Ca(2+)-binding region has a conformation that resembles closely that of bovine PLA2 rather than Crotalus atrox PLA2. Compared with other PLA2 species, the conformation of the C-terminal ridge shows significant difference due to the insertion of two residues. A unique aromatic patch appears on one face of the molecules, surrounded by two acidic residues, the relevant features of this structure and their possible biological implications are discussed.

1PSJ is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_protein Single protein] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloydius_halys Gloydius halys] with <scene name='pdbligand=CA:'>CA</scene> as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ligand ligand]. Active as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phospholipase_A(2) Phospholipase A(2)], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.1.1.4 3.1.1.4] Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1PSJ OCA].  

[[Category: Lin, Z J.]]

[[Category: Wang, X Q.]]

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