CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 2.70.98.10
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

5.1.3.3
Aldose 1-epimerase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q96C23
Alpha-D-glucose = beta-D-glucose.
-!- Also acts on L-arabinose, D-xylose, D-galactose, maltose and lactose. -!- This enzyme catalyzes the first step in galactose metabolism by converting beta-D-galactose into alpha-D-galactose, which is the substrate for EC 2.7.1.6.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q96C23
GALM_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Aldose 1-epimerase

PDB Structure

PDB 1SNZ
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Molecular structure of human galactose mutarotase
Thoden, J.B., Timson, D.J., Reece, R.J., Holden, H.M.
J.Biol.Chem.