ID   5.1.2.1
DE   lactate racemase.
AN   hydroxyacid racemase.
AN   lactic acid racemase.
AN   lacticoracemase.
CA   (S)-lactate = (R)-lactate.
CC   -!- The enzyme has been characterized from the bacterium Lactobacillus
CC       plantarum and appears to be restricted to lactic acid bacteria.
CC   -!- It contains a unique nickel-containing cofactor, pyridinium-3-
CC       thioamide-5-thiocarboxylate mononucleotide Ni pincer complex.
DR   F9USS9, LARA_LACPL ;  D9TQ02, LARA_THETC ;
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