| EC |
5.1.3.42 |
| Accepted name: |
D-glucosamine-6-phosphate 4-epimerase |
| Reaction: |
D-glucosamine 6-phosphate = D-galactosamine 6-phosphate |
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For diagram of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthesis, click here |
| Other name(s): |
ST2245 (locus name) |
| Systematic name: |
D-glucosamine 6-phosphate 4-epimerase |
| Comments: |
The enzyme, characterized from the archaeon Sulfolobus tokodaii, participates in a pathway for the biosynthesis of UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-galactosamine. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc |
| References: |
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Dadashipour, M., Iwamoto, M., Hossain, M.M., Akutsu, J.I., Zhang, Z. and Kawarabayasi, Y. Identification of a direct biosynthetic pathway for UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine from glucosamine-6-phosphate in thermophilic crenarchaeon Sulfolobus tokodaii. J. Bacteriol. 200 (2018) . [PMID: 29507091] |
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