Maleylpyruvate Isomerase

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In enzymology, a maleylpyruvate isomerase (EC 5.2.1.4) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction: 3-maleylpyruvate \rightleftharpoons 3-fumarylpyruvate. Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 3-maleylpyruvate, and one product, 3-fumarylpyruvate. This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically cis-trans isomerases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3-maleylpyruvate cis-trans-isomerase. This enzyme participates in tyrosine metabolism.