Methionine racemase

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methionine racemase
Identifiers
EC number 5.1.1.2
CAS number Template:CAS
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 methionine racemase (EC 5.1.1.2) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-methionine \rightleftharpoons 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, W.D. and Glass, H.B. (Eds.), A Symposium on Amino Acid Metabolism, A Symposium on Amino Acid Metabolism, Baltimore, 1955, p. 616-634.

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