Epimerase

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epimerase [ə′pim·ə‚rās]

(biochemistry)

A type of enzyme that catalyzes the rearrangement of hydroxyl groups on a substrate.

Epimerase

any enzyme of the isomerase class that catalyzes the inversion of L- and D-isomers with several centers of asymmetry. For example, aldose 1-epimerase (a mutarotase) catalyzes the conversion of of α-D-glucose into β-D-glucose. Epimerases are widely found in nature. (SeeRACEMASE.)

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No references found			Molecular characterization of a first human 3(alpha [right arrow] beta)-hydroxysteroid epimerase. Impact of the phytoestrogen content of laboratory animal feed on the ... by Daston, George P. / Environmental Health Perspectives du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, DE) has patented an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a plant enzyme that catalyze steps in the biosynthesis of lysine, threonine, methionine, cysteine and isoleucine from aspartate, the enzyme a member selected from the group consisting of: dihydrodipicolinate reductase, diaminopimelate epimerase, threonine synthase, threonine deaminase and S-adenosylmethionine synthetase. du Pont obtains United States patent by BIOTECH Patent News Under the agreement with Marukin Shoyu, Cytel receives the exclusive worldwide rights to make and use "GlcNAc 2" epimerase in combination with its SNC Technology. Cytel Signs Technology Agreements for Novel Carbohydrate Enzymes by Business Wire			epiglottis Epigoni Epigoni, the Epigram Epigraph Epigraphy epigynous epigynum epihydrin alcohol epikranitis Epilation epilemma Epilepsy epileptic epileptic equivalent epilimnion Epilobium EPILOG Epilogue EPIM epimagma epimagmatic Epimedium Epimenides epimer Epimerase epimere epimerization epimeron Epimetheus Epimetheus Pandora's Epimorphosis epimyocardium epimysium Epinal Épinal epinaos epinasty Épinay, Louise Florence Pétronille epinephrine epineural epineural canal epineurium epipelagic epipelagic zone epipetalous epiphallus Epiphania Epiphany Epiphany Eve epipharynx			epimandibular Epimanondas Epimanondas epimastigote Epimaz Epimaz Epimaz Epimedium Epimedium Epimedium Epimedium grandiflorum Epimedium sagittatum Epimedium sagittatum Epimedium sagittatum epimediums epimediums epimeletic behavior epimeletic behavior epimeletic behavior epimeletic behavior Epimenides Epimenides of Knossos epimenorrhagia epimenorrhea epimer epimer epimer Epimera Epimera Epimeral Epimerase Epimerase and racemase Epimerase and racemase epimere epimere epimere epimeric epimeric Epimerisation Epimerisation epimerism epimerism epimerism epimerisms epimerisms epimerite Epimerization Epimerization Epimeron Epimeron epimerons epimerons epimers epimers Epimetheos Epimetheos Epimetheus Epimetheus Epimetheus Pandora's Epimorph epimorphic

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