Mandelate racemase explained

Mandelate racemase
Ec Number:	5.1.2.2
Cas Number:	2602087
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Mandelate racemase 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

\rightleftharpoons (R)-mandelate

It is a member of the enolase superfamily of enzymes, along with muconate lactonizing enzyme and enolase.

Notes and References

1. Gunsalus CF, Stanier RY, Gunsalus IC . The enzymatic conversion of mandelic acid to benzoic acid. III. Fractionation and properties of the soluble enzymes . Journal of Bacteriology . 66 . 5 . 548–53 . November 1953 . 10.1128/jb.66.5.548-553.1953 . 13108854 . 317432 .