Preliminary crystallographic analysis of the plant pathogenic factor, pectate lyase C from Erwinia chrysanthemi.

Pectate lyases are saccharide-binding enzymes that degrade plant cell walls. One pectate lyase from Erwinia chrysanthemi (EC16), termed pectate lyase C, has been crystallized from ammonium sulfate. The preliminary x-ray diffraction analysis indicates that the crystals belong to the orthorhombic space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with unit cell dimensions, a = 73.4 A, b = 80.3 A, and c = 95.1 A. The crystals diffract to a resolution of 2.2 A and have one molecule/asymmetric unit.