Definition of "isomerase" [isomerase]

• One of a group of enzymes that catalyzes the conversion of one isomer into another. (noun)

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• "The specificity of glucose-6-P isomerase is unusual."
• "< 1, 3 > [2, 3] S Additional information (molecular mechanism of intracellular degradation of type I collagen in normal corneal endothelial cells, role of the enzyme and protein-disulfide isomerase, which is the b subunit of the enzyme, during procollagen I biosynthesis [72]) [72] P?"
• "The region includes genes encoding a CoA-dependent methylmalonate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (dntE), a putative NADH-dependent dehydrogenase (ORF13), and a bifunctional isomerase/hydrolase (dntG)."