| Type: | Active_site | Name: | Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, active site |
| Description: | Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPcase) catalyzes the irreversible beta-carboxylation of phosphoenolpyruvate by bicarbonate to yield oxaloacetate and phosphate. The enzyme is found in all plants and in a variety of microorganisms. A histidine [] and a lysine [] have been implicated in the catalytic mechanism of this enzyme; the regions around these active site residues are highly conserved in PEPcase from various plants, bacteria and cyanobacteria. | Short Name: | PEP_COase_AS |
