EC |
5.1.1.1 |
Accepted name: |
alanine racemase |
Reaction: |
L-alanine = D-alanine |
Other name(s): |
L-alanine racemase |
Systematic name: |
alanine racemase |
Comments: |
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9024-06-0 |
References: |
1. |
Marr, A.G. and Wilson, P.W. The alanine racemase of Brucella abortus. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 49 (1954) 424–433. [DOI] [PMID: 13159289] |
2. |
Wood, W.A. Amino acid racemases. Methods Enzymol. 2 (1955) 212–217. |
3. |
Wood, W.A. and Gunsalus, I.C. D-Alanine formation: a racemase in Streptococcus faecalis. J. Biol. Chem. 190 (1951) 403–416. [PMID: 14841188] |
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[EC 5.1.1.1 created 1961] |
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