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Isomerase is a type of enzyme that catalyses [[isomeration reactions|isomeration reactions]]<ref>Berg J.M., 2012. Biochemistry, 7th Edition. W. H. Freeman and Company Publishing.</ref>. In these reactions, a [[molecule|molecule's]] structure is altered, but the [[molecular formula|molecular formula]] and the number of atoms stay the same. | |||
An example of this is phosphoglucose isomerase which is important in the process of glycolysis, where it catalyses the isomeration of glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-phosphate. | An example of this is [[phosphoglucose isomerase|phosphoglucose isomerase]] which is important in the process of [[glycolysis|glycolysis]], where it catalyses the isomeration of [[glucose-6-phosphate|glucose-6-phosphate]] to [[fructose-6-phosphate|fructose-6-phosphate]].<br> | ||
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Revision as of 11:09, 1 December 2012
Isomerase is a type of enzyme that catalyses isomeration reactions[1]. In these reactions, a molecule's structure is altered, but the molecular formula and the number of atoms stay the same.
An example of this is phosphoglucose isomerase which is important in the process of glycolysis, where it catalyses the isomeration of glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-phosphate.
References:
- ↑ Berg J.M., 2012. Biochemistry, 7th Edition. W. H. Freeman and Company Publishing.