| Type: | Family | Name: | Asp/Glu racemase |
| Description: | Aspartate racemase () and glutamate racemase () are two evolutionary related bacterial enzymes that do not seem to require a cofactor for their activity []. Glutamate racemase, which interconverts L-glutamate into D-glutamate, is required for the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan and some peptide-based antibiotics such as gramicidin S.In addition to characterised aspartate and glutamate racemases, this family also includes a hypothetical protein from Erwinia carotovoraand one from Escherichia coli(ygeA).Two conserved cysteines are present in the sequence of these enzymes. They are expected to play a role in catalytic activity by acting as bases in proton abstraction from the substrate. | Short Name: | Asp/Glu_race |
