DTDP-4-dehydrorhamnose 3,5-epimerase

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In enzymology, a dTDP-4-dehydrorhamnose 3,5-epimerase (EC 5.1.3.13) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

dTDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-D-glucose $\rightleftharpoons$ dTDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-L-mannose

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, dTDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-D-glucose, and one product, dTDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-L-mannose.

This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on carbohydrates and derivatives. The systematic name of this enzyme class is dTDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-D-glucose 3,5-epimerase. Other names in common use include dTDP-L-rhamnose synthetase, dTDP-L-rhamnose synthetase, thymidine diphospho-4-ketorhamnose 3,5-epimerase, TDP-4-ketorhamnose 3,5-epimerase, dTDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-D-glucose 3,5-epimerase, and TDP-4-keto-L-rhamnose-3,5-epimerase. This enzyme participates in 3 metabolic pathways: nucleotide sugars metabolism, streptomycin biosynthesis, and polyketide sugar unit biosynthesis.

1 Structural studies
2 References
3 External links
- 3.1 Gene Ontology (GO) codes

[edit] Structural studies

As of late 2007, 14 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1DZR, 1DZT, 1EP0, 1EPZ, 1NXM, 1NYW, 1NZC, 1PM7, 1RTV, 1UPI, 1WLT, 2B9U, 2IXC, and 2IXL.

[edit] References

IUBMB entry for 5.1.3.13
BRENDA references for 5.1.3.13 (Recommended.)
PubMed references for 5.1.3.13
PubMed Central references for 5.1.3.13
Google Scholar references for 5.1.3.13
Gaugler RW, Gabriel O (1973). "Biological mechanisms involved in the formation of deoxy sugars VII. Biosynthesis of 6-deoxy-L-talose". J. Biol. Chem. 248: 6041–9. PMID 4199258.
Melo A, Glaser L (1968). "The mechanism of 6-deoxyhexose synthesis. II. Conversion of deoxythymidine diphosphate 4-keto-6-deoxy-D-glucose to deoxythymidine diphosphate L-rhamnose". J. Biol. Chem. 243: 1475–8. PMID 4384782.