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Hydantoin racemase

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EC number
  
5.1.99.5

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

IntEnz
  
IntEnz view

ExPASy
  
NiceZyme view

MetaCyc
  
metabolic pathway

Hydantoin racemase (EC 5.1.99.5, 5'-monosubstituted-hydantoin racemase, HyuA, HyuE) is an enzyme with systematic name D-5-monosubstituted-hydantoin racemase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

D-5-monosubstituted hydantoin L-5-monosubstituted hydantoin

This enzyme is a part of the reaction cascade known as the "hydantoinase process".

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Hydantoin racemase Wikipedia