ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase

ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase
An enzyme catalyzing the reversible interconversion of d-xylulose 5-phosphate and its epimer, d-ribulose 5-phosphate; a step in the nonoxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway. SYN: phosphoribulose epimerase.

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ri·bu·lose-phos·phate 3-epim·er·ase (riґbu-lōs fosґfāt ə-pimґər-ās) [EC 5.1.3.1] an enzyme of the isomerase class that catalyzes the interconversion of ribulose 5-phosphate and xylulose 5-phosphate. The reaction is a part of the pentose phosphate pathway.

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