Low-specificity L-threonine aldolase

Low-specificity L-threonine aldolase (EC 4.1.2.48, LtaE) is an enzyme with systematic name L-threonine/L-allo-threonine acetaldehyde-lyase (glycine-forming).^{[1][2][3][4][5]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reactions:

L-threonine ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ glycine + acetaldehyde

L-allothreonine ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ glycine + acetaldehyde

Low-specificity L-threonine aldolase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.1.2.48
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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This enzyme requires pyridoxal phosphate.