Diaminopimelate epimerase

diaminopimelate epimerase
Diaminopimelate epimerase homohexamer, Arabidopsis thaliana
Identifiers
EC no.5.1.1.7
CAS no.9024-22-0
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO
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NCBIproteins
Diaminopimelate epimerase
Identifiers
SymbolDAP_epimerase
PfamPF01678
InterProIPR001653
PROSITEPDOC01029
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary
PDBPDB: 1bwz PDB: 1gqz

In enzymology, a diaminopimelate epimerase (EC 5.1.1.7) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

LL-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate meso-diaminoheptanedioate

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, LL-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate, and one product, meso-diaminoheptanedioate.

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 LL-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate 2-epimerase. This enzyme participates in lysine biosynthesis.