Reaction: D-arabinose 5-phosphate = D-ribulose 5-phosphate
For diagram of reaction click here.
Other name(s): kdsD (gene name); gutQ (gene name); arabinose phosphate isomerase; phosphoarabinoisomerase; D-arabinose-5-phosphate ketol-isomerase
Systematic name: D-arabinose-5-phosphate aldose-ketose-isomerase
Comments: The enzyme is involved in the pathway for synthesis of 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate (Kdo), a component of bacterial lipopolysaccharides and plant call walls.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9023-86-3
References:
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