UDP-arabinose 4-epimerase

In enzymology, an UDP-arabinose 4-epimerase (EC number|5.1.3.5) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:UDP-L-arabinose $ightleftharpoons$ UDP-D-xylose

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, UDP-L-arabinose, and one product, UDP-D-xylose.

This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on carbohydrates and derivatives. The systematic name of this enzyme class is UDP-L-arabinose 4-epimerase. Other names in common use include uridine diphosphoarabinose epimerase, UDP arabinose epimerase, uridine 5'-diphosphate-D-xylose 4-epimerase, and UDP-D-xylose 4-epimerase. This enzyme participates in nucleotide sugars metabolism.

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::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|9024-18-4."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes