Mandelate racemase

Mandelate racemase
mandelate racemase octamer, Pseudomonas putida
Identifiers
EC no.5.1.2.2
CAS no.2602087
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Mandelate racemase (EC 5.1.2.2) is a bacterial enzyme which catalyzes the interconversion of the enantiomers of mandelate via an enol intermediate.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(S)-mandelate (R)-mandelate

It is a member of the enolase superfamily of enzymes, along with muconate lactonizing enzyme and enolase.

References

  1. ^ Gunsalus CF, Stanier RY, Gunsalus IC (November 1953). "The enzymatic conversion of mandelic acid to benzoic acid. III. Fractionation and properties of the soluble enzymes". Journal of Bacteriology. 66 (5): 548–53. doi:10.1128/jb.66.5.548-553.1953. PMC 317432. PMID 13108854.