1ppn

X-ray diffraction
1.6Å resolution

STRUCTURE OF MONOCLINIC PAPAIN AT 1.60 ANGSTROMS RESOLUTION

Released:
Source organism: Carica papaya
Primary publication:
Structure of Monoclinic Papain at 1.60 Angstroms Resolution
Acta Crystallogr., B 48 59-67 (1992)

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed:
Hydrolysis of proteins with broad specificity for peptide bonds, but preference for an amino acid bearing a large hydrophobic side chain at the P2 position. Does not accept Val in P1'.
Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
  • not assigned

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
monomeric (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-133539 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Papain Chain: A
Molecule details ›
Chain: A
Length: 212 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 23.45 KDa
Source organism: Carica papaya
Expression system: Not provided
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P00784 (Residues: 134-345; Coverage: 65%)
Sequence domains: Papain family cysteine protease
Structure domains: Cysteine proteinases

Ligands and Environments

2 bound ligands:
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
Spacegroup: P21
Unit cell:
a: 65.7Å b: 50.7Å c: 31.5Å
α: 90° β: 98.4° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.16 0.16 not available
Expression system: Not provided