Term Name: racemase and epimerase activity, acting on carbohydrates and derivatives
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Definition: Catalysis of a reaction that alters the configuration of one or more chiral centers in a carbohydrate molecule.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016857]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: racemase and epimerase activity
has subtype: ADP-glyceromanno-heptose 6-epimerase activity aldose 1-epimerase activity allulose 6-phosphate 3-epimerase activity CDP-abequose epimerase activity cellobiose epimerase activity chondroitin-glucuronate 5-epimerase activity D-ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase activity dTDP-4-dehydrorhamnose 3,5-epimerase activity GDP-mannose 3,5-epimerase activity glucose-6-phosphate 1-epimerase activity heparosan-N-sulfate-glucuronate 5-epimerase activity 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 UDP-glucuronate 4-epimerase activity UDP-glucuronate 5'-epimerase activity UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase activity UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 4-epimerase activity