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EC 5.1.1.22 Details
EC number
5.1.1.22
Accepted name
4-hydroxyproline betaine 2-epimerase
Reaction
(1) trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline betaine = cis-4-hydroxy-D-proline betaine;;(2) L-proline betaine = D-proline betaine
Other name(s)
hpbD (gene name),
Hyp-B 2-epimerase,
(4R)-4-hydroxyproline betaine 2-epimerase
Systematic name
4-hydroxyproline betaine 2-epimerase
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the bacteria Pelagibaca bermudensis and Paracoccus denitrificans, specifically catalyses racemization of trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline betaine and L-proline betaine at the C-2 position.
History
created 2017
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