| Official Name |
|---|
| Isopenicillin-N epimerase.
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| Reaction catalysed |
|---|
| Isopenicillin N <=> penicillin N |
| Cofactor(s) |
|---|
| Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate.
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| Comment(s) |
|---|
- Epimerization at C-5 of the 5-amino-5-carboxypentanoyl group to form
penicillin N is required to make a substrate for EC 1.14.20.1,
to produce cephalosporins.
- Forms part of the penicillin biosynthesis pathway.
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| Cross-references |
|---|
| BRENDA | 5.1.1.17 |
| PUMA2 | 5.1.1.17 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 5.1.1.17 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 5.1.1.17 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 5.1.1.17 |
| IntEnz | 5.1.1.17 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 5.1.1.17 |
| MetaCyc | 5.1.1.17 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
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