In enzymology, a maltose epimerase (EC 5.1.3.21) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
| maltose epimerase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 5.1.3.21 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 166799-98-0 | ||||||||
| 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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- alpha-maltose beta-maltose
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, alpha-maltose, and one product, beta-maltose.
This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on carbohydrates and derivatives. The systematic name of this enzyme class is maltose 1-epimerase.
References
edit- Shirokane Y, Suzuki M (1995). "A novel enzyme, maltose 1-epimerase from Lactobacillus brevis IFO 3345". FEBS Lett. 367 (2): 177–9. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(95)00524-D. PMID 7796915.
