Concept information
Preferred term
epimerases and racemases
Type
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Chemical
Definition
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Enzymes that catalyze inversion of the configuration around an asymmetric carbon in a substrate having one (racemase) or more (epimerase) center(s) of asymmetry.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2018
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Synonyms
- EC 5.1
- epimerases
- racemases
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/317070
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