Glucose-6-phosphate 1-epimerase
In enzymology, a glucose-6-phosphate 1-epimerase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, alpha-D-glucose 6-phosphate, and one product, beta-D-glucose 6-phosphate. This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on carbohydrates and derivatives. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-glucose-6-phosphate 1-epimerase. This enzyme participates in glycolysis / gluconeogenesis. Structural studies. As of late 2013, 3 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes , , and . Glucose-6-phosphate 1-epimerase