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  1. n. biochemistry Any enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical inversion of the configuration about an asymmetric carbon atom in a substrate having only one center of asymmetry.

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  • “The diffraction pattern being created in the art and craft piece is that of a target called serine racemase, which is an important target in the fight against pain and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.”

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  • “For example mandelate racemase and muconate lactonizing enzyme from Pseudomonas ovalis have virtually identical 3-D structures even though they only share 26% sequence homology.”

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  • “The racemase inhabits the cell's periplasmic space between the inner and outer membranes, and begins synthesizing D-amino acids when the cell stops growing, the team found.”

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