| Entry |
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| Name |
cellulose synthase (GDP-forming);
cellulose synthase (guanosine diphosphate-forming);
cellulose synthetase;
guanosine diphosphoglucose-1,4-beta-glucan glucosyltransferase;
guanosine diphosphoglucose-cellulose glucosyltransferase;
GDP-glucose:1,4-beta-D-glucan 4-beta-D-glucosyltransferase |
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| Class |
Transferases;
Glycosyltransferases;
Hexosyltransferases
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| Sysname |
GDP-glucose:(1->4)-beta-D-glucan 4-beta-D-glucosyltransferase |
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
GDP-glucose + [(1->4)-beta-D-glucosyl]n = GDP +
[(1->4)-beta-D-glucosyl]n+1 [RN:R02890 R06030] |
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
R02890 R06030(G)
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| Substrate |
GDP-glucose [CPD:C00394];
[(1->4)-beta-D-glucosyl]n |
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| Product |
GDP [CPD:C00035];
[(1->4)-beta-D-glucosyl]n+1 |
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| Comment |
Involved in the synthesis of cellulose. A similar enzyme [EC
2.4.1.12, cellulose synthase (UDP-forming)] utilizes UDP-glucose. |
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| Pathway |
PATH: ec00500 Starch and sucrose metabolism |
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Reference
Authors
Title
Journal
Organism
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1 [PMID:4317490]
Chambers J, Elbein AD.
Biosynthesis of glucans in mung bean seedlings. Formation of
beta-(1,4)-glucans from GDP-glucose and beta-(1,3)-glucans from
UDP-glucose.
Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 138 (1970) 620-31.
Vigna radiata |
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Reference
Authors
Title
Journal
Organism
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2 [PMID:5824571]
Flowers HM, Batra KK, Kemp J, Hassid WZ.
Biosynthesis of cellulose in vitro from guanosine diphosphate
D-glucose with enzymic preparations from Phaseolus aureus and
Lupinus albus.
J. Biol. Chem. 244 (1969) 4969-74.
Vigna radiata, Lupinus albus |
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| Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 2.4.1.29
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 2.4.1.29
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.4.1.29
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 2.4.1.29
CAS: 9027-18-3 |
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