| ribose isomerase | |
| Ec Number: | 5.3.1.20 |
| Cas Number: | 57534-76-6 |
| Go Code: | 0050261 |
In enzymology, a ribose isomerase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
D-ribose
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Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, D-ribose, and one product, D-ribulose.
This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those intramolecular oxidoreductases interconverting aldoses and ketoses. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-ribose aldose-ketose-isomerase. Other names in common use include D-ribose isomerase, and D-ribose ketol-isomerase.