ENTRY       EC 5.1.1.9
NAME        Arginine racemase
CLASS       Isomerases
            Racemases and epimerases
            Acting on amino acids and derivatives
SYSNAME     Arginine racemase
REACTION    L-Arginine = D-Arginine
SUBSTRATE   L-Arginine
PRODUCT     D-Arginine
COFACTOR    Pyridoxal phosphate
COMMENT     A pyridoxal-phosphate protein.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00300  Lysine biosynthesis
            PATH: MAP00471  D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism
            PATH: MAP00472  D-Arginine and D-ornithine metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 5.1.1.9
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 5.1.1.9
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