DTDP-L-rhamnose 4-epimerase

DTDP-L-rhamnose 4-epimerase
Identifiers
EC no.	5.1.3.25
Databases
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BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
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PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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DTDP-L-rhamnose 4-epimerase (EC 5.1.3.25, dTDP-4-L-rhamnose 4-epimerase, wbiB (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name dTDP-6-deoxy-beta-L-talose 4-epimerase.^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

dTDP-6-deoxy-beta-L-talose ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ dTDP-6-deoxy-beta-L-mannose

The equilibrium is strongly towards dTDP-6-deoxy-beta-L-mannose.

References

1. Yoo HG, Kwon SY, Karki S, Kwon HJ (July 2011). "A new route to dTDP-6-deoxy-l-talose and dTDP-L-rhamnose: dTDP-L-rhamnose 4-epimerase in Burkholderia thailandensis". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 21 (13): 3914–7. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.05.030. PMID 21640586.

External links

• DTDP-L-rhamnose+4-epimerase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)