Ribulose phosphate 3-epimerase
| Ribulose phosphate 3-epimerase | ||
|---|---|---|
| other names |
Ribulose-5-phosphate-3-epimerase |
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| Properties of human protein | ||
| Mass / length primary structure | 160 to 228 amino acids (depending on isoform) | |
| Isoforms | 5 | |
| Identifier | ||
| Gene name | RPE | |
| External IDs | ||
| Enzyme classification | ||
| EC, category | 5.1.3.1 , isomerase | |
| Response type | Rearrangement | |
| Substrate | D-ribulose-5-phosphate | |
| Products | D-xylulose-5-phosphate | |
| Occurrence | ||
| Homology family | RPE | |
| Parent taxon | Creature | |
| Orthologue | ||
| human | House mouse | |
| Entrez | 6120 | 66646 |
| Ensemble | NSG00000197713 | ENSMUSG00000026005 |
| UniProt | Q96AT9 | Q8VEE0 |
| Refseq (mRNA) | NM_001278282 | NM_001310642 |
| Refseq (protein) | NP_001265211 | NP_001297571 |
| Gene locus | Chr 2: 210 - 210.02 Mb | Chr 1: 66.7 - 66.72 Mb |
| PubMed search | 6120 |
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Ribulose phosphate-3-epimerase (RPE) is the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of 5-phosphate ribulose into xylulose-5-phosphate catalyzed . This reaction is a step in the pentose phosphate pathway in all living things and in the assimilation of carbon dioxide in plants.
Catalyzed reaction equilibrium
Ribulose-5-phosphate is rearranged to xylulose-5-phosphate and vice versa. Further substrates are D-erythrose-, D-erythrulose- and D-threose-4-phosphate.
Web links
Wikibooks: Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry: Hexose Monophosphate Pathway - Learning and Teaching Materials
- reactome.org: D-ribulose 5-phosphate ⇔ xylulose 5-phosphate