Tartrate epimerase

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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

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.

[edit] References

• IUBMB entry for 5.1.2.5
• BRENDA references for 5.1.2.5 (Recommended.)
• PubMed references for 5.1.2.5
• PubMed Central references for 5.1.2.5
• Google Scholar references for 5.1.2.5
• Ranjan S, Patnaik KK and Laloraya MM (1961). "Enzymic conversion of meso-tartrate to dextro-tartrate in tamarind". Naturwissenschaften 48: 406. doi:10.1007/BF00609104. 

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The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is 37318-33-5.

• IUBMB entry for 5.1.2.5

• KEGG entry for 5.1.2.5

• BRENDA entry for 5.1.2.5

• NiceZyme view of 5.1.2.5

• EC2PDB: PDB structures for 5.1.2.5

• PRIAM entry for 5.1.2.5

• PUMA2 entry for 5.1.2.5

• IntEnz: Integrated Enzyme entry for 5.1.2.5

• MetaCyc entry for 5.1.2.5

• Atomic-resolution structures of enzymes belonging to this class

[edit] Gene Ontology (GO) codes

• EGO entry for GO code 0050320: tartrate epimerase

• AMIGO entry for GO code 0050320: tartrate epimerase