Mandelate racemase

Mandelate racemase (EC 5.1.2.2) is a bacterial enzyme which catalyzes the interconversion of the enantiomers of mandelate via an enol intermediate.^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(S)-mandelate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ (R)-mandelate

Mandelate racemase
mandelate racemase octamer, Pseudomonas putida
Identifiers
EC no.	5.1.2.2
CAS no.	2602087
Databases
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BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
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PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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It is a member of the enolase superfamily of enzymes, along with muconate lactonizing enzyme and enolase.