2-phosphosulfolactate phosphatase

The enzyme 2-phosphosulfolactate phosphatase^[1] (EC 3.1.3.71) catalyzes the reaction

(2R)-2-phospho-3-sulfolactate + H₂O ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ (2R)-3-sulfolactate + phosphate

2-phosphosulfolactate phosphatase
Identifiers
EC no.	3.1.3.71
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / QuickGO
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This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on phosphoric monoester bonds. The systematic name (R)-2-phospho-3-sulfolactate phosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include (2R)-phosphosulfolactate phosphohydrolase, and ComB phosphatase.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code 1VR0.