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| Name |
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 4-epimerase;
UDP acetylglucosamine epimerase;
uridine diphosphoacetylglucosamine epimerase;
uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine-4-epimerase;
uridine 5'-diphospho-N-acetylglucosamine-4-epimerase;
UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 4-epimerase
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| Class |
Isomerases;
Racemases and epimerases;
Acting on carbohydrates and derivatives
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| Sysname |
UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 4-epimerase
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine = UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine [RN: R00418]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine [CPD: C00043]
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| Product |
UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine [CPD: C00203]
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| History |
EC 5.1.3.7 created 1965
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| Pathway |
| ec00520 | Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism |
| ec00541 | O-Antigen nucleotide sugar biosynthesis |
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| Orthology |
| K02473 | UDP-N-acetylglucosamine/UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine 4-epimerase |
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| Genes |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
GLASER L. |
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| Title |
The biosynthesis of N-acetylgalactosamine. |
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| Journal |
J Biol Chem 234:2801-5 (1959) |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
KORNFELD S, GLASER L. |
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| Title |
The synthesis of thymidine-linked sugars. v. thymidine diphosphate-amino sugars. |
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| Journal |
J Biol Chem 237:3052-9 (1962) |
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| Other DBs |
| ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 5.1.3.7 |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 5.1.3.7 |
| BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: | 5.1.3.7 |
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