Biology:Acetoin racemase
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Short description: Class of enzymes
| acetoin racemase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC number | 5.1.2.4 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 37318-32-4 | ||||||||
| 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 / QuickGO | ||||||||
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In enzymology, an acetoin racemase (EC 5.1.2.4) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- (S)-acetoin [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] (R)-acetoin
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 acetoin racemase. This enzyme is also called acetylmethylcarbinol racemase. This enzyme participates in butanoate metabolism.
References
- "Stereoisomeric specificities of 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenases". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 39 (3): 448–57. April 1960. doi:10.1016/0006-3002(60)90197-9. PMID 13837186.
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