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In enzymology an ornithine racemase (EC 5.1.1.12) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionL-ornithine D-ornithineHence this enzyme has one substrate L-ornithine and one product D-ornithine.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 ornithine racemase. This enzyme participates in d-arginine and d-ornithine metabolism.