| N-acylglucosamine-6-phosphate 2-epimerase | |
| Ec Number: | 5.1.3.9 |
| Cas Number: | 37318-35-7 |
| Go Code: | 0047465 |
In enzymology, a N-acylglucosamine-6-phosphate 2-epimerase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
N-acyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate
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Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, N-acyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate, and one product, N-acyl-D-mannosamine 6-phosphate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on carbohydrates and derivatives. The systematic name of this enzyme class is N-acyl-D-glucosamine-6-phosphate 2-epimerase. Other names in common use include acylglucosamine-6-phosphate 2-epimerase, and acylglucosamine phosphate 2-epimerase. This enzyme participates in aminosugars metabolism.
As of late 2007, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes and .