Glucose-6-phosphate 1-epimerase

glucose-6-phosphate 1-epimerase
Identifiers
EC number 5.1.3.15
CAS number 37259-65-7
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 / EGO

In enzymology, a glucose-6-phosphate 1-epimerase (EC 5.1.3.15) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

alpha-D-glucose 6-phosphate beta-D-glucose 6-phosphate

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, alpha-D-glucose 6-phosphate, and one product, beta-D-glucose 6-phosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on carbohydrates and derivatives. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-glucose-6-phosphate 1-epimerase. This enzyme participates in glycolysis / gluconeogenesis.

Structural studies

As of late 2013, 3 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 2CIQ, 2CIR, and 2CIS.

References


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