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Ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase

Interconverts ribulose 5-phosphate and xylulose 5-phosphate.

Pentose phosphate pathwayHomo sapiens
REFERENCE IDENTIFIER5.1.3.1EC record
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Record type: enzyme. Interconverts ribulose 5-phosphate and xylulose 5-phosphate.
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Catalyzes a step inPentose phosphate pathwayUsesRibulose 5-phosphateProducesXylulose 5-phosphateEncoded byRPE
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Xylulose 5-phosphate formation

Ribulose-phosphate epimerase makes xylulose 5-phosphate.

Pentose phosphate pathway · reversible