Retinol isomerase

Retinol isomerase

In enzymology, a retinol isomerase (EC number|5.2.1.7) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:all-trans-retinol ightleftharpoons 11-cis-retinol

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, all-trans-retinol, and one product, 11-cis-retinol.

This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically cis-trans isomerases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is all-trans-retinol 11-cis-trans-isomerase. This enzyme is also called all-trans-retinol isomerase. This enzyme participates in retinol metabolism.

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::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|109740-80-9."

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