Aspartate racemase

aspartate racemase
Identifiers
EC no.5.1.1.13
CAS no.37237-56-2
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO
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PMCarticles
PubMedarticles
NCBIproteins

In enzymology, an aspartate racemase (EC 5.1.1.13) is an enzyme that catalyzes the following chemical reaction:

L-aspartate D-aspartate

This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on amino acids and amino acid derivatives, including glutamate racemase, proline racemase, and diaminopimelate epimerase.

The systematic name of this enzyme class is aspartate racemase. Other names in common use include D-aspartate racemase, and McyF.