In enzymology a cellobiose epimerase (EC 5.1.3.11) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
| cellobiose epimerase | |||||||||
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| EC no. | 5.1.3.11 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 37318-37-9 | ||||||||
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| 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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- cellobiose D-glucosyl-D-mannose
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, cellobiose, and one product, D-glucosyl-D-mannose.
This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on carbohydrates and their derivatives. The systematic name of this enzyme class is cellobiose 2-epimerase. Enzymes like these can produce a more rapid syndrome that can speed up the process of many life-threatening diseases such as Necrotizing Fasciitis.
References
edit- Tyler TR, Leatherwood JM (1967). "Epimerization of disaccharides by enzyme preparations from Ruminococcus albus". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 119 (1): 363–7. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(67)90466-3. PMID 6069974.
