Reaction: D-arabinose = D-ribulose
Other name(s): D-arabinose(L-fucose) isomerase; D-arabinose isomerase; L-fucose isomerase; D-arabinose ketol-isomerase
Systematic name: D-arabinose aldose-ketose-isomerase
Comments: Also acts on L-fucose and, more slowly, on L-galactose and D-altrose.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9023-81-8
References:
1. Cohen, S.S. Studies on D-ribulose and its enzymatic conversion to D-arabinose. J. Biol. Chem. 201 (1953) 71-84.
2. Green, M. and Cohen, S.S. Enzymatic conversion of L-fucose to L-fuculose. J. Biol. Chem. 219 (1956) 557-568.