| 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA epimerase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 5.1.2.3 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 9024-21-9 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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In enzymology, a 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA epimerase (EC 5.1.2.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- (S)-3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA (R)-3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, (S)-3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA, and one product, (R)-3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA.
This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on hydroxy acids and derivatives. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA 3-epimerase. Other names in common use include 3-hydroxybutyryl coenzyme A epimerase, and 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA epimerase. This enzyme participates in fatty acid metabolism and butanoate metabolism.
Structural studies[edit]
As of late 2007, four structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1WDK, 1WDL, 1WDM, and 2D3T.
References[edit]
- Stern JR, del Campillo A, Lehninger AL (1955). "Enzymatic racemization of beta-hydroxybutyryl-S-CoA and the stereospecificity of enzymes of the fatty acid cycle". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 77 (4): 1073–1074. doi:10.1021/ja01609a105.
- Wakil SJ (1955). "D(−)beta-Hydroxybutyryl CoA dehydrogenase". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 18 (2): 314–315. doi:10.1016/0006-3002(55)90089-5. PMID 13276396.
