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EC | 5.1.3.34 | ||||
Accepted name: | monoglucosyldiacylglycerol epimerase | ||||
Reaction: | a 1,2-diacyl-3-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol = a 1,2-diacyl-3-O-(β-D-galactopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol | ||||
Glossary: | a 1,2-diacyl-3-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol = β-monoglucosyldiacylglycerol = GlcDG a 1,2-diacyl-3-O-(β-D-galactopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol = β-monogalactosyldiacylglycerol = MGDG |
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Other name(s): | glucolipid epimerase; mgdE (gene name) | ||||
Systematic name: | 1,2-diacyl-3-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol 4-epimerase | ||||
Comments: | The enzyme, characterized from cyanobacteria, is involves in the biosynthesis of galactolipids found in their photosynthetic membranes. | ||||
Links to other databases: | BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc | ||||
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