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Table 3 Protein folds most commonly found among non-homologous isofunctional enzymes

From: Non-homologous isofunctional enzymes: A systematic analysis of alternative solutions in enzyme evolution

Fold

EC1

EC2

EC3

EC4

EC5

EC6

Total

Total number of folds per EC class

46

39

87

34

36

2

 

TIM beta/alpha-barrel

10

2

29

7

3

-

51*

NAD(P)-binding Rossmann-fold

20

-

5

2

1

-

28

Alpha/beta hydrolases

1

3

8

-

-

-

12*

Ribonuclease H-like motif

-

3

9

-

-

-

12*

Metal-dependent phosphatases

-

-

11

-

-

-

11*

Alpha/alpha toroid

-

-

6

3

1

-

10*

Flavodoxin-like

4

1

4

1

-

-

10

P-loop containing NTPases

1

7

-

1

-

-

9

HAD-like

-

-

7

1

-

-

8

Ferredoxin-like

3

3

-

1

1

-

8

  1. * - These folds are over-represented among the NISE (p < 0.05).
  2. EC1, oxidoreductases; EC2, transferases; EC3, hydrolases; EC4, lyases; EC5, isomerases; EC6, ligases.