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In enzymology an isopenicillin N epimerase (EC 5.1.1.17) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionisopenicillin N penicillin NHence this enzyme has one substrate isopenicillin N and one product penicillin N.This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on amino acids and derivatives. The systematic name of this enzyme class is penicillin N 5-amino-5-carboxypentanoyl-epimerase.