This family includes proteins with phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, EC:4.3.1.24, histidine ammonia-lyase, EC:4.3.1.3, and tyrosine aminomutase, EC:5.4.3.6, activities [1-3].

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2: Crystal structure of histidine ammonia-lyase revealing a novel polypeptide modification as the catalytic electrophile. Schwede TF, Retey J, Schulz GE; Biochemistry. 1999;38:5355-5361. PMID:10220322

3: Molecular and biochemical studies of chondramide formation-highly cytotoxic natural products from Chondromyces crocatus Cm c5. Rachid S, Krug D, Kunze B, Kochems I, Scharfe M, Zabriskie TM, Blocker H, Muller R; Chem Biol. 2006;13:667-681. PMID:16793524