Tartrate epimerase
Class of enzymes
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In enzymology, a tartrate epimerase (EC 5.1.2.5) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- (R,R)-tartrate meso-tartrate
| tartrate epimerase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 5.1.2.5 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 37318-33-5 | ||||||||
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| BRENDA | enzyme data | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | enzyme entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| Rhea | reactions | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, (R,R)-tartrate, and one product, meso-tartrate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on hydroxy acids and derivatives. The systematic name of this enzyme class is tartrate epimerase. This enzyme is also called tartaric racemase. This enzyme participates in glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism.
References
- Ranjan S, Patnaik KK, Laloraya MM (1961). "Enzymic conversion of meso-tartrate to dextro-tartrate in tamarind". Naturwissenschaften. 48 (10): 406. Bibcode:1961NW.....48..406R. doi:10.1007/BF00609104.
