ENTRY       EC 5.1.1.1
NAME        Alanine racemase
CLASS       Isomerases
            Racemases and epimerases
            Acting on amino acids and derivatives
SYSNAME     Alanine racemase
REACTION    L-Alanine = D-Alanine
SUBSTRATE   L-Alanine
PRODUCT     D-Alanine
COFACTOR    Pyridoxal phosphate
INHIBITOR   3-Fluoro-D-alanine
COMMENT     A pyridoxal-phosphate protein.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00252  Alanine and Aspartate metabolism
            PATH: MAP00473  D-Alanine metabolism
MOTIF       PS: PS00395  V-x-K-A-[DN]-A-Y-G-H-G
GENES       ECO: b1190(dadX) b4053(alr)
            HIN: HI1575(alr)
            HPY: HP0941
            BSU: dal(alr) yncD
            SYN: slr0827(alr)
STRUCTURES  PDB: 1SFT  
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 5.1.1.1
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 5.1.1.1
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