Entry
Name
D-erythrulose 1-phosphate 3-epimerase;
eryC (gene name)
Class
Isomerases;
Racemases and epimerases;
Acting on carbohydrates and derivatives
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
D-erythrulose-1-phosphate 3-epimerase
Reaction(IUBMB)
D-erythrulose 1-phosphate = L-erythrulose 1-phosphate [RN:
R11330 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
D-erythrulose 1-phosphate [CPD:
C21285 ]
Product
L-erythrulose 1-phosphate [CPD:
C03394 ]
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the pathogenic bacterium Brucella abortus, which causes brucellosis in livestock, participates in erythritol catabolism.
History
EC 5.1.3.38 created 2016
Orthology
K21909 D-erythrulose 1-phosphate 3-epimerase
Genes
SMEL : SM2011_c01616(eryC)
SFD : USDA257_c12910(eryC)
SAME : SAMCFNEI73_pC1163(eryC)
SOJ : K6301_17630 K6301_18140
SSUM : Q9314_21750 Q9314_22260
BIO : BR141012304_20150(eryC)
CHEB : HH215_22525 HH215_28950
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Barbier T, Collard F, Zuniga-Ripa A, Moriyon I, Godard T, Becker J, Wittmann C, Van Schaftingen E, Letesson JJ
Title
Erythritol feeds the pentose phosphate pathway via three new isomerases leading to D-erythrose-4-phosphate in Brucella.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 5.1.3.38
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 5.1.3.38
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