L-fucose isomerase

In enzymology, a L-fucose isomerase (EC number|5.3.1.25) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:L-fucose $ightleftharpoons$ L-fuculose

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, L-fucose, and one product, L-fuculose.

This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those intramolecular oxidoreductases interconverting aldoses and ketoses. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-fucose aldose-ketose-isomerase. This enzyme participates in fructose and mannose metabolism.

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::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|60063-83-4."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes