Epimerases and racemases are isomerase enzymes that catalyze the inversion of stereochemistry in biological molecules.[1] Racemases catalyze the stereochemical inversion around the asymmetric carbon atom in a substrate having only one center of asymmetry. Epimerases catalyze the stereochemical inversion of the configuration about an asymmetric carbon atom in a substrate having more than one center of asymmetry; thus interconverting epimers.
References
- ^ Tanner, ME. (2002). "Understanding nature's strategies for enzyme-catalyzed racemization and epimerization". Acc. Chem. Res. 35 (4): 237–246. doi:. PMID 11955052.
External links
- http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/racemase
- http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/epimerase
- MeSH Entry+Term+Epimerases
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