Aspartate racemase

aspartate racemase
Identifiers
EC number 5.1.1.13
CAS number 37237-56-2
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO

In enzymology, an aspartate racemase (EC 5.1.1.13) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-aspartate D-aspartate

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, L-aspartate, and one product, D-aspartate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on amino acids and derivatives. The systematic name of this enzyme class is aspartate racemase. Other names in common use include D-aspartate racemase, and McyF. This enzyme participates in alanine and aspartate metabolism.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 3 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1IU9, 1JFL, and 2DX7.

References


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