Identification
Name:Tryptophan synthase alpha chain
Synonyms:Not Available
Gene Name:trpA
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in catalytic activity
Specific Function:The alpha subunit is responsible for the aldol cleavage of indoleglycerol phosphate to indole and glyceraldehyde 3- phosphate
Cellular Location:Not Available
SMPDB Pathways:
KEGG Pathways:
  • Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism ec00260
  • Metabolic pathways eco01100
  • Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis ec00400
  • Tryptophan metabolism ec00380
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
SMPDB Reactions:
1.0(1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate+1.0Thumb1.0D-Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0(1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate + 1.0(1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate → 1.0D-Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + 1.0Indole + 1.0D-Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
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EcoCyc Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
Complex Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate+1.0Thumb
1.0L-Serine + 1.0Indoleglycerol phosphate → 1.0L-Tryptophan + 1.0glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + 1.0Water
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Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB24202(1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB01112D-Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB00738IndoleMetaboCard
ECMDB20160Indoleglycerol phosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB00187L-SerineMetaboCard
ECMDB00929L-TryptophanMetaboCard
ECMDB00494WaterMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Function
carbon-oxygen lyase activity
catalytic activity
hydro-lyase activity
lyase activity
tryptophan synthase activity
Process
cellular amino acid and derivative metabolic process
cellular amino acid derivative metabolic process
cellular biogenic amine metabolic process
cellular metabolic process
indolalkylamine metabolic process
metabolic process
tryptophan metabolic process
Gene Properties
Blattner:b1260
Gene OrientationCounterclockwise
Centisome Percentage:28.33
Left Sequence End1314440
Right Sequence End1315246
Gene Sequence:
>807 bp
ATGGAACGCTACGAATCTCTGTTTGCCCAGTTGAAGGAGCGCAAAGAAGGCGCATTCGTT
CCTTTCGTCACGCTCGGTGATCCGGGCATTGAGCAGTCATTGAAAATTATCGATACGCTA
ATTGAAGCCGGTGCTGACGCGCTGGAGTTAGGTATCCCCTTCTCCGACCCACTGGCGGAT
GGCCCGACGATTCAAAACGCCACTCTGCGCGCCTTTGCGGCAGGTGTGACTCCGGCACAA
TGTTTTGAAATGCTGGCACTGATTCGCCAGAAACACCCGACCATTCCCATTGGCCTGTTG
ATGTATGCCAATCTGGTGTTTAACAAAGGCATTGATGAGTTTTATGCCCAGTGCGAAAAA
GTCGGCGTCGATTCGGTGCTGGTTGCCGATGTGCCAGTTGAAGAGTCCGCGCCCTTCCGC
CAGGCCGCGTTGCGTCATAATGTCGCACCTATCTTCATCTGCCCGCCAAATGCCGATGAC
GACCTGCTGCGCCAGATAGCCTCTTACGGTCGTGGTTACACCTATTTGCTGTCACGAGCA
GGCGTGACCGGCGCAGAAAACCGCGCCGCGTTACCCCTCAATCATCTGGTTGCGAAGCTG
AAAGAGTACAACGCTGCACCTCCATTGCAGGGATTTGGTATTTCCGCCCCGGATCAGGTA
AAAGCAGCGATTGATGCAGGAGCTGCGGGCGCGATTTCTGGTTCGGCCATTGTTAAAATC
ATCGAGCAACATATTAATGAGCCAGAGAAAATGCTGGCGGCACTGAAAGTTTTTGTACAA
CCGATGAAAGCGGCGACGCGCAGTTAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:268
Protein Molecular Weight:28724
Protein Theoretical pI:5
PDB File:1WQ5
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>Tryptophan synthase alpha chain
MERYESLFAQLKERKEGAFVPFVTLGDPGIEQSLKIIDTLIEAGADALELGIPFSDPLAD
GPTIQNATLRAFAAGVTPAQCFEMLALIRQKHPTIPIGLLMYANLVFNKGIDEFYAQCEK
VGVDSVLVADVPVEESAPFRQAALRHNVAPIFICPPNADDDLLRQIASYGRGYTYLLSRA
GVTGAENRAALPLNHLVAKLKEYNAAPPLQGFGISAPDQVKAAIDAGAAGAISGSAIVKI
IEQHINEPEKMLAALKVFVQPMKAATRS
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P0A877
Uniprot Name:TRPA_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:1742049
PDB ID:1WQ5
Ecogene ID:EG11024
Ecocyc:EG11024
ColiBase:b1260
Kegg Gene:b1260
EchoBASE ID:EB1017
CCDB:TRPA_ECOLI
BacMap:16129221
General Reference:
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