KEGG   ENZYME: 5.1.3.16
Entry
EC 5.1.3.16                 Enzyme                                 
Name
UDP-glucosamine 4-epimerase
Class
Isomerases;
Racemases and epimerases;
Acting on carbohydrates and derivatives
Sysname
UDP-alpha-D-glucosamine 4-epimerase
Reaction(IUBMB)
UDP-alpha-D-glucosamine = UDP-alpha-D-galactosamine [RN:R03881]
Reaction(KEGG)
R03881
Substrate
UDP-alpha-D-glucosamine [CPD:C02200]
Product
UDP-alpha-D-galactosamine [CPD:C02467]
History
EC 5.1.3.16 created 1984
Reference
1  [PMID:13628700]
  Authors
MALEY F, MALEY GF.
  Title
The enzymic conversion of glucosamine to galactosamine.
  Journal
Biochim Biophys Acta 31:577-8 (1959)
DOI:10.1016/0006-3002(59)90047-2
Reference
2  [PMID:14039274]
  Authors
SILBERT JE, BROWN DH.
  Title
Enzymic synthesis of uridine diphosphate glucosamine and heparin from [14C]glucosamine by a mouse mast-cell tumor.
  Journal
Biochim Biophys Acta 54:590-2 (1961)
DOI:10.1016/0006-3002(61)90105-6
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 5.1.3.16
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 5.1.3.16
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 5.1.3.16
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 5.1.3.16

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Chemical substance (2)   
   KEGG COMPOUND (2)   
Chemical reaction (2)   
   KEGG REACTION (1)   
   KEGG RCLASS (1)   
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