Parent Class:

EC-Numbers → 5 -- Isomerases → 5.1 -- Racemases and epimerases → 5.1.3 -- Acting on carbohydrates and derivatives

Synonyms: ADP-L-glycero-D-manno-heptose 6-epimerase

Systematic Name: ADP-L-glycero-D-manno-heptose 6-epimerase

Unification Links: BRENDA:5.1.3.20, ENZYME:5.1.3.20, IUBMB-ExplorEnz:5.1.3.20

Reaction:
ADP-D-glycero-β-D-manno-heptose → ADP-L-glycero-β-D-manno-heptose

Enzymes and Genes:
ADP-L-glycero-D-mannoheptose 6-epimerase: rfaD ( Escherichia coli K-12 substr. MG1655 )

Summary:
Requires NAD⁺.

Citations: [Raetz90, Ding94]

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References

Ding94: Ding L, Seto BL, Ahmed SA, Coleman WG (1994). "Purification and properties of the Escherichia coli K-12 NAD-dependent nucleotide diphosphosugar epimerase, ADP-L-glycero-D-mannoheptose 6-epimerase." J Biol Chem 269(39);24384-90. PMID: 7929099

Raetz90: Raetz CR (1990). "Biochemistry of endotoxins." Annu Rev Biochem 59;129-70. PMID: 1695830

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