Biology:Ornithine racemase
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| ornithine racemase | |||||||||
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| EC number | 5.1.1.12 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 62213-28-9 | ||||||||
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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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In enzymology, an ornithine racemase (EC 5.1.1.12) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:
- L-ornithine [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] D-ornithine
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, L-ornithine, and one product, D-ornithine.
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 ornithine racemase. This enzyme participates in d-arginine and d-ornithine metabolism.
References
- "Purification and properties of ornithine racemase from Clostridium sticklandii". J. Bacteriol. 182 (7): 2052–4. 2000. doi:10.1128/JB.182.7.2052-2054.2000. PMID 10715017.
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