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EC 5.3.99.11 Details
EC number
5.3.99.11
Accepted name
2-keto-myo-inositol isomerase
Reaction
2,4,6/3,5-pentahydroxycyclohexanone = 2D-2,3,5/4,6-pentahydroxycyclohexanone
Other name(s)
IolI, inosose isomerase, 2KMI isomerase.
Systematic name
2,4,6/3,5-pentahydroxycyclohexanone 2-isomerase
Comment
Requires a divalent metal ion for activity. Mn2+, Fe2+ and Co2+ can be used. The enzyme, found in the bacterium Bacillus subtilis, is part of the myo-inositol/D-chiro-inositol degradation pathway leading to acetyl-CoA.
History
created 2014
EC Tree
1.13.11.7 created 1965 as EC 1.13.1.7, transferred 1972 to EC 1.13.11.7, deleted 1980
1.13.11.21 created 1972, deleted 2001