| EC |
5.3.1.5 |
| Accepted name: |
xylose isomerase |
| Reaction: |
D-xylose = D-xylulose |
| Other name(s): |
D-xylose isomerase; D-xylose ketoisomerase; D-xylose ketol-isomerase |
| Systematic name: |
D-xylose aldose-ketose-isomerase |
| Comments: |
Some enzymes also convert D-glucose to D-fructose. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, METACYC, PDB, CAS registry number: 9023-82-9 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Hochster, R.M. and Watson, R.W. Enzymatic isomerization of D-xylose to D-xylulose. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 48 (1954) 120–129. [PMID: 13125579] |
| 2. |
Slein, M.W. Xylose isomerase from Pasteurella pestis, strain A-1122. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 77 (1955) 1663–1667. |
| 3. |
Yamanaka, K. Purification, crystallization and properties of the D-xylose isomerase from Lactobacillus brevis. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 151 (1968) 670–680. [PMID: 5646045] |
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