2-aminohexano-6-lactam racemase
| 2-aminohexano-6-lactam racemase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 5.1.1.15 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 52652-64-9 | ||||||||
| 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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In enzymology, a 2-aminohexano-6-lactam racemase (EC 5.1.1.15) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- L-2-aminohexano-6-lactam D-2-aminohexano-6-lactam
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, , and one product, .
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 2-aminohexano-6-lactam racemase. This enzyme is also called alpha-amino-epsilon-caprolactam racemase.
References[]
- Ahmed SA, Esaki N, Tanaka H, Soda K (1984). "L-alpha-Amino-beta-thio-epsilon-caprolactam, a new sulfur-containing substrate for alpha-amino-epsilon-caprolactam racemase". FEBS Lett. 174: 76–79. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(84)81081-9.
- Ahmed SA, Esaki N, Tanaka H, Soda K (1986). "Mechanism of alpha-amino-epsilon-caprolactam racemase reaction". Biochemistry. 25 (2): 385–8. doi:10.1021/bi00350a017. PMID 3955003.
Categories:
- EC 5.1.1
- Enzymes of unknown structure
- Isomerase stubs