Enzyme - EC 5.1.3.1 - Ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase
 

The tridimensional structure of this enzyme has not been resolved yet.


EC
 
5.1.3.1
Official Name
Ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase
Alternative Name(s)
Phosphoribulose epimerase
Erythrose-4-phosphate epimerase
Pentose-5-phosphate 3-epimerase
D-ribulose phosphate-3-epimerase
D-ribulose-5-phosphate epimerase
Xylulose phosphate 3-epimerase
D-xylulose-5-phosphate 3-epimerase
Class
5.Isomerases
1.Racemases and epimerases
3.Acting on carbohydrates and derivatives
Catalysed reaction
D-ribulose 5-P D-xylulose 5-P
Substrates
D-Ribulose 5-P
D-Eritrose 4-P
Products
D-xylulose 5-P
D-Eritrulose 4-P
D-Treose 4-P
Metabolic Pathways
Other comments

Also converts D-erythrose 4-phosphate into D-erythrulose 4-phosphate and D-threose 4-phosphate.


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