Term Information

Accession
GO:0016854
Name
racemase and epimerase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
racemase and epimerase activity, acting on other compounds
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of a reaction that alters the configuration of one or more chiral centers in a molecule. Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:mah
Comment
Note that 'epimerase' refers to the conversion of an epimer into its diastereoisomer, and 'racemase' refers to the interconversion of the two enantiomers of a chiral compound.
History
See term history for GO:0016854 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of racemase and epimerase activity (GO:0016854)
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racemase and epimerase activity [is_a relation] is_a  isomerase activity (GO:0016853)
Children of racemase and epimerase activity (GO:0016854)
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alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase activity (GO:0008111) [is_a relation] is_a  racemase and epimerase activity
racemase and epimerase activity, acting on amino acids and derivatives (GO:0016855) [is_a relation] is_a  racemase and epimerase activity
racemase and epimerase activity, acting on carbohydrates and derivatives (GO:0016857) [is_a relation] is_a  racemase and epimerase activity
NADPHX epimerase activity (GO:0052857) [is_a relation] is_a  racemase and epimerase activity
NADHX epimerase activity (GO:0052856) [is_a relation] is_a  racemase and epimerase activity
methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase activity (GO:0004493) [is_a relation] is_a  racemase and epimerase activity
16-hydroxysteroid epimerase activity (GO:0047524) [is_a relation] is_a  racemase and epimerase activity
allantoin racemase activity (GO:0047653) [is_a relation] is_a  racemase and epimerase activity
racemase and epimerase activity, acting on hydroxy acids and derivatives (GO:0016856) [is_a relation] is_a  racemase and epimerase activity
hydantoin racemase activity (GO:0036348) [is_a relation] is_a  racemase and epimerase activity
EC
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