| EC |
2.7.7.12 |
| Accepted name: |
UDP-glucose—hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase |
| Reaction: |
UDP-α-D-glucose + α-D-galactose 1-phosphate = α-D-glucose 1-phosphate + UDP-α-D-galactose |
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For diagram of UDP-glucose, UDP-galactose and UDP-glucuronate biosynthesis, click here |
| Other name(s): |
uridyl transferase; hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase; uridyltransferase; hexose 1-phosphate uridyltransferase; UDP-glucose:α-D-galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase |
| Systematic name: |
UDP-α-D-glucose:α-D-galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9026-21-5 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Kalckar, H.M., Braganca, B. and Munch-Petersen, A. Uridyl transferases and the formation of uridinediphosphogalactose. Nature 172 (1953) 1038. [PMID: 13111247] |
| 2. |
Kurahashi, K. and Sugimura, A. Purification and properties of galactose 1-phosphate uridyl transferase from Escherichia coli. J. Biol. Chem. 235 (1960) 940–946. [PMID: 14412847] |
| 3. |
Mayes, J.S. and Hansen, R.G. Galactose 1-phosphate uridyl transferase. Methods Enzymol. 9 (1966) 708–713. |
| 4. |
Saito, S., Ozutsumi, M. and Kurahashi, K. Galactose 1-phosphate uridylyltransferase of Escherichia coli. II. Further purification and characterization. J. Biol. Chem. 242 (1967) 2362–2368. [PMID: 5338129] |
| 5. |
Smith, E.E.B. and Mills, G.T. The uridyl transferase of mammary gland. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 18 (1955) 152. [DOI] [PMID: 13260264] |
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