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Methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase (MMCE) MMCE, also called methylmalonyl-CoA racemase (EC 5.1.99.1) interconverts (2R)-methylmalonyl-CoA and (2S)-methylmalonyl-CoA. MMCE has been found in bacteria, archaea, and in animals. In eukaryotes, MMCE is an essential enzyme in a pathway that converts propionyl-CoA to succinyl-CoA, and is important in the breakdown of odd-chain length fatty acids, branched-chain amino acids, and other metabolites. In bacteria, MMCE participates in the reverse pathway for propionate fermentation, glyoxylate regeneration, and the biosynthesis of polyketide antibiotics. MMCE is closely related to glyoxalase I and type I extradiol dioxygenases.
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