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What is a mutase?

What is a mutase? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the shifting of a functional group from one position to another within the same molecule.
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These genes include both the myosin heavy and light chain, and the phosphoglycerate mutase 2 gene.
Chorismate mutase catalyzes the rearrangement of chorismate to prephenate that can subsequently be converted to aromatic products such as tyrosine or phenyalanine.
Propionyl CoA is converted to L-methylmalonyl CoA and the mutase converts this to succinyl CoA, which is part of the tricarboxylic acid cycle of metabolism.

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