EC |
5.1.3.8 |
Accepted name: |
N-acylglucosamine 2-epimerase |
Reaction: |
N-acyl-D-glucosamine = N-acyl-D-mannosamine |
Other name(s): |
acylglucosamine 2-epimerase; N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase |
Systematic name: |
N-acyl-D-glucosamine 2-epimerase |
Comments: |
Requires catalytic amounts of ATP. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37318-34-6 |
References: |
1. |
Ghosh, S. and Roseman, S. The sialic acids. V. N-Acyl-D-glucosamine 2-epimerase. J. Biol. Chem. 240 (1965) 1531–1536. [PMID: 14285488] |
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[EC 5.1.3.8 created 1972] |
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