| Product Name |
isopenicillin-N epimerase |
| Example Structure |
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| Synonyms |
cefD2, IPN epimerase, isopenecillin N-CoA epimerase, isopenicillin N epimerase, isopenicillin N-CoA epimerase, PenN epimerase |
| EC Number |
5.1.1.17 |
| CAS Registry Number |
88201-43-8 |
| Comments |
This enzyme contains pyridoxal phosphate. Epimerization at C-5 of the 5-amino-5-carboxypentanoyl group to form penicillin N is required to make a substrate for EC?1.14.20.1, deactoxycephalosporin-C synthase, to produce cephalosporins. Forms part of the penicillin biosynthesis pathway. |
| Cofactor |
pyridoxal 5′-phosphate |
| History |
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| Reactions |
Isopenicillin N = penicillin n. |
