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EC 5.3.3.12 Details
EC number
5.3.3.12
Accepted name
L-dopachrome isomerase
Reaction
L-dopachrome = 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylate
Other name(s)
dopachrome tautomerase,
tyrosinase-related protein 2,
TRP-1,
TRP2,
TRP-2,
tyrosinase-related protein-2,
dopachrome Δ7,Δ2-isomerase,
dopachrome Δ-isomerase,
dopachrome conversion factor,
dopachrome isomerase,
dopachrome oxidoreductase,
dopachrome-rearranging enzyme,
DCF,
DCT,
dopachrome keto-enol isomerase,
L-dopachrome-methyl ester tautomerase
Systematic name
L-dopachrome keto-enol isomerase
CAS registry number
130122-81-5
Comment
A zinc enzyme. Stereospecific for L-dopachrome. Dopachrome methyl ester is a substrate, but dopaminochrome (2,3-dihydroindole-5,6-quinone) is not (see also EC 4.1.1.84, D-dopachrome decarboxylase).
History
created 1992, modified 1999, modified 2005
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