| EC |
5.1.1.21 |
| Accepted name: |
isoleucine 2-epimerase |
| Reaction: |
L-isoleucine = D-allo-isoleucine |
| Other name(s): |
BCAA racemase |
| Systematic name: |
isoleucine 2-epimerase |
| Comments: |
A pyridoxal phosphate protein. The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Lactobacillus buchneri, specifically catalyses racemization of nonpolar amino acids at the C-2 position. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB |
| References: |
| 1. |
Mutaguchi, Y., Ohmori, T., Wakamatsu, T., Doi, K. and Ohshima, T. Identification, purification, and characterization of a novel amino acid racemase, isoleucine 2-epimerase, from Lactobacillus species. J. Bacteriol. 195 (2013) 5207–5215. [DOI] [PMID: 24039265] |
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