Threonine racemase
In enzymology, a threonine racemase (EC 5.1.1.6) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- L-threonine D-threonine
| threonine racemase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC number | 5.1.1.6 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 9024-11-7 | ||||||||
| 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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Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, L-threonine, and one product, D-threonine.
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 threonine racemase.
References
- Amos H (1954). "A racemase for threonine in Escherichia coli". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 76 (14): 3858. doi:10.1021/ja01643a083.
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