RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P
RU5P → XY5P
- Reactome
- R-HSA-71303
- Compartment
- cytosol
- Rhea
- RHEA:13678
Inputs
- RU5PCHEBI:58121, C5H9O8P, cytosol
Outputs
- XY5PCHEBI:57737, C5H9O8P, cytosol
Catalysed by
- D-ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase activity of RPE:Fe2+ dimers [cytosol]EC 5.1.3.1
Literature
- Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthesis from glucose decreases during amino acid starvation of human lymphoblasts J Biol Chem, 1985
- Biochemical genetics of the pentose phosphate cycle: human ribose 5-phosphate isomerase (RPI) and ribulose 5-phosphate 3-epimerase (RPE) Ann Hum Genet, 1980
- Conversion of D-ribulose 5-phosphate to D-xylulose 5-phosphate: new insights from structural and biochemical studies on human RPE FASEB J., 2011