Lysine racemase

lysine racemase
Identifiers
EC number 5.1.1.5
CAS number 9024-10-6
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 lysine racemase (EC 5.1.1.5) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-lysine ⇌ D-lysine

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, L-lysine, and one product, D-lysine.

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 lysine racemase. This enzyme participates in lysine degradation.

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