| EC |
5.1.3.2 |
| Accepted name: |
UDP-glucose 4-epimerase |
| Reaction: |
UDP-α-D-glucose = UDP-α-D-galactose |
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For diagram of UDP-glucose, UDP-galactose and UDP-glucuronate biosynthesis, click here |
| Other name(s): |
UDP-galactose 4-epimerase; uridine diphosphoglucose epimerase; galactowaldenase; UDPG-4-epimerase; uridine diphosphate galactose 4-epimerase; uridine diphospho-galactose-4-epimerase; UDP-glucose epimerase; 4-epimerase; uridine diphosphoglucose 4-epimerase; uridine diphosphate glucose 4-epimerase; UDP-D-galactose 4-epimerase |
| Systematic name: |
UDP-α-D-glucose 4-epimerase |
| Comments: |
Requires NAD+. Also acts on UDP-2-deoxyglucose. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9032-89-7 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Leloir, L.F. Enzymic isomerization and related processes. Adv. Enzymol. Relat. Subj. Biochem. 14 (1953) 193–218. [PMID: 13057717] |
| 2. |
Maxwell, E.S. and de Robichon-Szulmajster, H. Purification of uridine diphosphate galactose-4-epimerase from yeast and the identification of protein-bound diphosphopyridine nucleotide. J. Biol. Chem. 235 (1960) 308–312. |
| 3. |
Wilson, D.B. and Hogness, D.S. The enzymes of the galactose operon in Escherichia coli. I. Purification and characterization of uridine diphosphogalactose 4-epimerase. J. Biol. Chem. 239 (1964) 2469–2481. [PMID: 14235524] |
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