EC |
5.1.3.16 |
Accepted name: |
UDP-glucosamine 4-epimerase |
Reaction: |
UDP-α-D-glucosamine = UDP-α-D-galactosamine |
Systematic name: |
UDP-α-D-glucosamine 4-epimerase |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc |
References: |
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Maley, F. and Maley, G.F. The enzymic conversion of glucosamine to galactosamine. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 31 (1959) 577–578. [DOI] [PMID: 13628700] |
2. |
Silbert, J.E. and Brown, D.H. Enzymic synthesis of uridine diphosphate glucosamine and heparin from [14C]glucosamine by a mouse mast-cell tumor. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 54 (1961) 590–592. [DOI] [PMID: 14039274] |
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[EC 5.1.3.16 created 1984] |
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