Mandelate racemase

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
Mandelate racemase
mandelate racemase octamer, Pseudomonas putida
Identifiers
EC number5.1.2.2
CAS number2602087
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

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. PMC 317432. PMID 13108854.


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