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Ribulose-5-phosphate 3-epimerase

1 reactions · 1 pathways

What it does, reaction by reaction

1 reactions

Pentose Phosphate Pathway (Oxidative and Non-oxidative phases) Carbohydrate Metabolism · Cytosol

step 5 Reversible

Ribulose-5-phosphate ↔ xylulose-5-phosphate

Converts Ribulose-5-phosphate into Xylulose-5-phosphate

Notes

Ribulose-5-phosphate 3-epimerase reversibly epimerizes carbon 3 to form xylulose-5-phosphate. A divalent metal ion is required.

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What accelerates and inhibits it

Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately

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No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.

Recent literature

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    Metabolic Engineering in Microbial System for Riboflavin Production: A Comprehensive Review.

    Rana A, Taneja NK, Singh N, Puniya AK. · 2025-11-24

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    Metabolic CRISPR screening identifies RPE as a key regulator of acquired enzalutamide resistance through FKBP5 destabilization in prostate cancer.

    Hu J, Lai C, Xiao Y, Yan Z, Tan Y, Wang J, Qiu J, Li K, Yu H, Chen X, Han J, Cai X, Luo T, Deng C, Na R, He W… · 2026-08-03

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    Development and multi-observer validation of a histopathological scoring system for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome diagnosis.

    Akiyama Y, Malde S, Lako K, Iwaya M, Uehara T, Niimi A, Horie M, Ushiku T, Goto A, Kume H, Homma Y, Cervigni … · 2026-07-17

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    Mapping Phosphorylation-Specific Pin1-CRMP2 Interactions Using an Integrated Mass Spectrometry Approach.

    Kay DF, Brooks NJ, Caulton SG, Jayasekera HS, Lovering AL, Leney AC. · 2026-05-25

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    Multi-layered metabolic remodeling of <i>Pseudomonas putida</i> for efficient conversion of lignocellulosic sugars to the precursors of advanced aviation fuel.

    Kang CW, Carruthers DN, McCauley J, Chen Y, Gin JW, Petzold CJ, Simmons BA, Lee TS. · 2026-03-10

    open access unreviewed
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    Effect of canopy height and tree shape on anthocyanins accumulation in wine grape.

    Shen T, Liu J, Yang W, Niu R, Xu Z, Li H, Huang X, Li A, Ju Y, Chen W, Xu M. · 2026-02-18

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    Formatotrophic <i>Komagataella phaffii</i> expressing recombinant xylanase via metabolic engineering.

    Zhou Z, Liu B, Cong W, Zhou H, Zheng Y, Zhang J. · 2025-12-18

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    Characterization of RmlABCD Enzymes from Marine Bacteria and Efficient Synthesis of dTDP-L-Rhamnose.

    Li J, Geng R, Chen J, Wang W, Shi S, Fang L, Wang Y, Lin M, Si Y, Hao L. · 2026-05-09

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    Plasmid-Encoded Nitrogen and Carbon Pathways Enhance Metabolic Flexibility of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria from Municipal Wastewater.

    Begmatov S, Rakitin AL, Berestovskaya YY, Beletsky AV, Mardanov AV, Ravin NV. · 2026-05-07

    open access unreviewed

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