Reaction: (S)-3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA = (R)-3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA
Other name(s): 3-hydroxybutyryl coenzyme A epimerase; 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA epimerase
Systematic name: 3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA 3-epimerase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9024-21-9
References:
1. Stern, J.R., del Campillo, A. and Lehninger, A.L. Enzymatic racemization of β-hydroxybutyryl-S-CoA and the stereospecificity of enzymes of the fatty acid cycle. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 77 (1955) 1073-1074.
2. Wakil, S.J. D(–)β-Hydroxybutyryl CoA dehydrogenase. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 18 (1955) 314-315.