• It is thought to be mechanistically similar to the related enzyme histidine ammonia-lyase (EC:4.3.1.3, HAL). (wikipedia.org)
  • The mechanism of the reaction of PAL is thought to be similar to the mechanism of the related enzyme histidine ammonia lyase. (wikipedia.org)
  • PAL is structurally similar to the mechanistically related histidine ammonia lyase, although PAL has approximately 215 additional residues. (wikipedia.org)
  • Numbers are given for the phenylalanine ammonia lyase from Petroselinum crispum (PDB 1W27). (wikipedia.org)
  • The enzyme is a member of the ammonia lyase family, which cleaves carbon-nitrogen bonds. (wikipedia.org)