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Patent Granted In enzymology a cellobiose epimerase (EC 5.1.3.11) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction cellobiose \rightleftharpoons D-glucosyl-D-mannose Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, cellobiose, and one product, D-glucosyl-D-mannose. This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on carbohydrates and their derivatives. The systematic name of this enzyme class is cellobiose 2-epimerase.