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Isomerases

Enzymes that catalyze interconversion of optical or geometric isomers.

EC class 5 enzymes (e.g., triose phosphate isomerase, phosphoglucose isomerase) that rearrange atoms within a substrate without changing molecular formula.

How one textbook covers it

  • Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary

    EC class 5 enzymes (e.g., triose phosphate isomerase, phosphoglucose isomerase) that rearrange atoms within a substrate without changing molecular formula.

Related terms

Enzymes, Isomer