Biology:dTDP-L-rhamnose 4-epimerase

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DTDP-L-rhamnose 4-epimerase
Identifiers
EC number5.1.3.25
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

DTDP-L-rhamnose 4-epimerase (EC 5.1.3.25, dTDP-4-L-rhamnose 4-epimerase, wbiB (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name dTDP-6-deoxy-beta-L-talose 4-epimerase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

dTDP-6-deoxy-beta-L-talose [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] dTDP-6-deoxy-beta-L-mannose

The equilibrium is strongly towards dTDP-6-deoxy-beta-L-mannose.

References

  1. "A new route to dTDP-6-deoxy-l-talose and dTDP-L-rhamnose: dTDP-L-rhamnose 4-epimerase in Burkholderia thailandensis". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 21 (13): 3914–7. July 2011. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.05.030. PMID 21640586. 

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