D-lyxose ketol-isomerase

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D-lyxose ketol-isomerase
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In

enzymology, a D-lyxose ketol-isomerase (EC 5.3.1.15) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

D-lyxose D-xylulose

Hence, this enzyme has one

D-xylulose
.

This enzyme belongs to the family of

pentose and glucuronate interconversions
.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, two

structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1QO2 and 1VZW
.

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