Definition of Epimerase

1. Noun. (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical inversion of the configuration about an asymmetric carbon atom in a substrate having more than one center of asymmetry. ¹

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Definition of Epimerase

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Epimerase

1. An enzyme that catalyses the reversible conversion of an epimer into its counterpart form. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Epimerase

epimachus
epimandibular
epimanikia
epimanikion
epimastical
epimastical fever
epimastigote
epimastigotes
epimeal
epimedium
epimediums
epimer
epimeral
epimerase (current term)
epimerase deficiency galactosaemia
epimerases
epimere
epimeres
epimeric
epimerite
epimerizable
epimerization
epimerizations
epimerize
epimerized
epimeron
epimers
epimestrol

Literary usage of Epimerase

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gene Expression in Algae and Fungi Including Yeast: Bibliography January by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (2001)
"... galactose epimerase promoter resulted in inhibition of cell division and morphological changes reminiscent of cell cycle mutants. ..."

2. Bioremediation: The Tokyo '94 Workshop by Tokyo '94 Workshop (1994), OECD Staff, Yoshitaka Ando, OECD, Salomon Wald (1995)
"... C-5-epimerase gene". J. Bacterial. 176, pp. 2846-2853. HERTZBERG. S. and A.JENSEN (1989). "Studies of Alginate-immobilized Marine Microalgae". Bot. Mar. ..."

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