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Entry
EC 5.3.1.3                  Enzyme                                 

Name
arabinose isomerase;
D-arabinose(L-fucose) isomerase;
D-arabinose isomerase;
L-fucose isomerase;
D-arabinose ketol-isomerase
Class
Isomerases;
Intramolecular oxidoreductases;
Interconverting aldoses and ketoses, and related compounds
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
D-arabinose aldose-ketose-isomerase
Reaction(IUBMB)
D-arabinose = D-ribulose [RN:R01577]
Reaction(KEGG)
R01577;
(other) R03163
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Substrate
D-arabinose [CPD:C00216]
Product
D-ribulose [CPD:C00309]
Comment
Also acts on L-fucose and, more slowly, on L-galactose and D-altrose.
Reference
1  [PMID:13044776]
  Authors
COHEN S.
  Title
Studies on D-ribulose and its enzymatic conversion to D-arabinose.
  Journal
J. Biol. Chem. 201 (1953) 71-84.
  Organism
Escherichia coli [GN:eco]
Reference
2  [PMID:13319278]
  Authors
GREEN M, COHEN SS.
  Title
Enzymatic conversion of L-fucose to L-fuculose.
  Journal
J. Biol. Chem. 219 (1956) 557-68.
  Organism
Escherichia coli [GN:eco]
Other DBs
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BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 
CAS: 
9023-81-8

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