ExplorEnz: EC 5.1.1.5

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5.1.1.5

Accepted name:

lysine racemase

Reaction:

L-lysine = D-lysine

Systematic name:

lysine racemase

Comments:

The enzyme is involved in a lysine catabolic pathway.

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9024-10-6

References:

1.	Huang, H.T. and Davisson, J.W. Distribution of lysine racemase in bacteria. J. Bacteriol. 76 (1958) 495–498. [PMID: 13598707]
2.	Huang, H.T. dl-Lysine production by lysine racemase. Patent US2944943, Chem. Abstr. (1960), 54, 20073 (PDF).
3.	Chen, I.C., Lin, W.D., Hsu, S.K., Thiruvengadam, V. and Hsu, W.H. Isolation and characterization of a novel lysine racemase from a soil metagenomic library. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75 (2009) 5161–5166. [DOI] [PMID: 19502445]
4.	Kato, S., Hemmi, H. and Yoshimura, T. Lysine racemase from a lactic acid bacterium, Oenococcus oeni: structural basis of substrate specificity. J. Biochem. 152 (2012) 505–508. [DOI] [PMID: 23035128]

[EC 5.1.1.5 created 1961]