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EC 5.1.3.27 Details
EC number
5.1.3.27
Accepted name
dTDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-D-glucose 3-epimerase
Reaction
dTDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-α-D-glucose = dTDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-α-D-gulose
Other name(s)
dTDP-deoxyglucose 3-epimerase,
dTDP-4-keto-6-deoxy-D-glucose 3-epimerase,
dTDP-4-keto-6-deoxyglucose 3-epimerase,
gerF (gene name),
tylJ (gene name),
chmJ (gene name),
mydH (gene name)
Systematic name
dTDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-α-D-glucose 3-epimerase
Comment
The enzyme is involved in the biosynthetic pathway of dTDP-6-deoxy-α-D-allose, which is converted to mycinose after attachment to the aglycones of several macrolide antibiotics, including tylosin, chalcomycin, dihydrochalcomycin, and mycinamicin II.
History
created 2013
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