Entry |
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Name |
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Class |
Isomerases;
Racemases and epimerases;
Acting on amino acids and derivatives
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Sysname |
lysine racemase
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Reaction(IUBMB) |
L-lysine = D-lysine [RN: R00460]
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Reaction(KEGG) |
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Substrate |
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Product |
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Comment |
The enzyme is involved in a lysine catabolic pathway.
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History |
EC 5.1.1.5 created 1961
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Pathway |
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Orthology |
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Genes |
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Reference |
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Authors |
HUANG HT, DAVISSON JW |
Title |
Distribution of lysine racemase in bacteria. |
Journal |
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Reference |
2 |
Authors |
Huang, H.T. |
Title |
dl-Lysine production by lysine racemase. |
Journal |
Chem Abstr 54:20073 (1960) |
Reference |
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Authors |
Chen IC, Lin WD, Hsu SK, Thiruvengadam V, Hsu WH |
Title |
Isolation and characterization of a novel lysine racemase from a soil metagenomic library. |
Journal |
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Reference |
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Authors |
Kato S, Hemmi H, Yoshimura T |
Title |
Lysine racemase from a lactic acid bacterium, Oenococcus oeni: structural basis of substrate specificity. |
Journal |
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Sequence |
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Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 5.1.1.5 |
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 5.1.1.5 |
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: | 5.1.1.5 |
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