Methionine racemase
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methionine racemase | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
EC no. | 5.1.1.2 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 9024-07-1 | ||||||||
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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In enzymology, a methionine racemase (EC 5.1.1.2) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- L-methionine D-methionine
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, L-methionine, and one product, D-methionine.
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 methionine racemase. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.
References
- McElroy WD, Glass HB, eds. (1955). A Symposium on Amino Acid Metabolism. Baltimore. pp. 616–634.
- Adams E (January 1972). "13 Amino Acid Racemases and Epimerases". In Boyer PD (ed.). The Enzymes. Vol. 6. Academic Press. pp. 479–507. doi:10.1016/S1874-6047(08)60048-7.