isomerase

[i-som´er-ās]

a major class of enzymes comprising those that catalyze the process of isomerization, such as the interconversion of aldoses and ketoses.

i·som·er·ase

(ī-som'ĕr-ās),

A class of enzymes catalyzing the conversion of a substance to an isomeric form, for example, glucosephosphate isomerase.

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isomerase

(ī-sŏm′ə-rās′)

Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the conversion of one isomer into another.

i·som·er·ase

(ī-som'ĕr-ās)

A class of enzymes (EC class 5) catalyzing the conversion of a substance to an isomeric form.

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isomerase

a group of enzymes that converts organic compounds from D- to L-, or L- to D-forms.

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Key words: xylose isomerases thermotogales hyperthermophiles INTRODUCTION

XYLOSE ISOMERASES FROM THERMOTOGALES

IPP isomerase (EC 5.3.3.2) catalyzes an essential reaction in the MVA pathway by converting IPP to DMAPP.

Two distinct pathways for essential metabolic precursors for isoprenoid biosynthesis

Proteasomal degradation of human peptidyl prolyl isomerase pin1-pointing phosphor Bcl2 toward dephosphorylation.

Cancer biomarkers--current perspectives

Molecular Characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae D3,D2-Enoyl-CoA Isomerase. J.

Molecular characterization, chromosomal localizations, expression profile, and association analysis of the porcine PECI gene with carcass traits

Maleylacetoacetate isomerase (MAAI/GSTZ)-deficient mice reveal a glutathione-dependent nonenzymatic bypass in tyrosine catabolism.

A tale of plant Glutathione S-transferases: since 1970

In a recent study using the symbiotic tropical sea anemone Aiptasia pulchella, one of the genes that was found highly expressed in symbiotic anemones was identified as a peptydylprolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPIase) of the cyclophilin family (Kuo et al., 2004).

Cyclophilin and the regulation of symbiosis in Aiptasia pallida

Mishra A, Debnath Das M (2002) Effect of pH on simultaneous saccharification and isomerization by glucoamylase and glucose isomerase. Appl.

Obtention of fructose syrup from plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.) starch. Partial characterization/Obtencion de jarabe fructosado a partir de almidon de platano (Musa paradisiaca L.). Caracterizacion parcial/Obtencao de xarope de frutose a partir de amido de platano (Musa paradisiaca L.). Caracterizacao parcial

Peptidylproline cis/trans isomerases. Progr Biophys Mol Biol 1995;63:67-118.

Semiautomated microtiter plate assay for monitoring peptidylprolyl cis/trans isomerase activity in normal and pathological human sera

Jacob et al., "Structure of bacterial glutathione-S-transferase maleyl pyruvate isomerase and implications for mechanism of isomerisation," Journal of Molecular Biology, vol.

Role of dehalogenases in aerobic bacterial degradation of chlorinated aromatic compounds

The sequence has the similar characters for basic structural function of Cyclophilin A, the cyclophilin type peptidyl-prolylcis-trans isomerases signature and conserved amino acid residues are similar with already investigated CypA in different species (Howard et al., 2003; Piotukh et al., 2005; Eisenmesser et al., 2002; Qiu et al., 2009; Chen et al., 2011).

cDNA Cloning and Expression of Cyclophilin A (LvCypA) in White Leg Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei

Over 30% of known enzymes are metalloenzymes, covering all major enzyme classes: oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases, and ligases.

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