FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

racemase and epimerase activity, acting on carbohydrates and derivatives

ID (Ontology)

GO:0016857 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Catalysis of a reaction that alters the configuration of one or more chiral centers in a carbohydrate molecule.[ EC:5 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION

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Full annotation statements	Gene Groups	Genes
racemase and epimerase activity, acting on carbohydrates and derivatives (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
enables \| racemase and epimerase activity, acting on carbohydrates and derivatives	--

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  isomerase activity
   |__racemase and epimerase activity
       |__racemase and epimerase activity, acting on carbohydrates and derivatives  8 rec.
           |__ADP-glyceromanno-heptose 6-epimerase activity
           |__aldose 1-epimerase activity 2 rec.
           |__allulose 6-phosphate 3-epimerase activity
           |__CDP-abequose epimerase activity
           |__cellobiose epimerase activity
           |__chondroitin-glucuronate 5-epimerase activity
           |__D-ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase activity 1 rec.
           |__dTDP-4-dehydrorhamnose 3,5-epimerase activity
           |__GDP-mannose 3,5-epimerase activity 1 rec.
           |__glucose-6-phosphate 1-epimerase activity 1 rec.
           |__heparosan-N-sulfate-glucuronate 5-epimerase activity 1 rec.
           |__L-fucose mutarotase activity
           |__L-rhamnose mutarotase activity
           |__L-ribulose-5-phosphate 3-epimerase activity
           |__L-ribulose-phosphate 4-epimerase activity
           |__maltose epimerase activity
           |__N-acylglucosamine 2-epimerase activity
           |__N-acylglucosamine-6-phosphate 2-epimerase activity
           |__UDP-4-keto-6-deoxy-glucose-3,5-epimerase activity
           |__UDP-arabinose 4-epimerase activity
           |__UDP-glucosamine 4-epimerase activity
           |__UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity 1 rec.
           |__UDP-glucuronate 4-epimerase activity
           |__UDP-glucuronate 5'-epimerase activity
           |__UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase activity
           |__UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 4-epimerase activity 1 rec.

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Is a	racemase and epimerase activity
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External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	EC:5.1.3.- Reactome:R-HSA-6787677 "FUOM isomerises alpha-Fuc to beta-Fuc"