Diaminopimelate epimerase
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In enzymology, a diaminopimelate epimerase (EC 5.1.1.7) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- LL-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate meso-diaminoheptanedioate
Quick Facts Identifiers, EC no. ...
diaminopimelate epimerase | |||||||||
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EC no. | 5.1.1.7 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 9024-22-0 | ||||||||
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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 / QuickGO | ||||||||
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Quick Facts Identifiers, Symbol ...
Diaminopimelate epimerase | |||||||||||
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Symbol | DAP_epimerase | ||||||||||
Pfam | PF01678 | ||||||||||
InterPro | IPR001653 | ||||||||||
PROSITE | PDOC01029 | ||||||||||
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Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, LL-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate, and one product, meso-diaminoheptanedioate.
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 LL-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate 2-epimerase. This enzyme participates in lysine biosynthesis.