Glucuronate-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
In enzymology, a glucuronate-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.44) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- UTP + 1-phospho-alpha-D-glucuronate diphosphate + UDP-glucuronate
| glucuronate-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase | |||||||||
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| EC no. | 2.7.7.44 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 52228-05-4 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are UTP and 1-phospho-alpha-D-glucuronate, whereas its two products are diphosphate and UDP-glucuronate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring phosphorus-containing nucleotide groups (nucleotidyltransferases). The systematic name of this enzyme class is UTP:1-phospho-alpha-D-glucuronate uridylyltransferase. Other names in common use include UDP-glucuronate pyrophosphorylase, UDP-D-glucuronic acid pyrophosphorylase, UDP-glucuronic acid pyrophosphorylase, and uridine diphosphoglucuronic pyrophosphorylase. This enzyme participates in pentose and glucuronate interconversions and ascorbate and aldarate metabolism.
References
- Roberts RM (August 1971). "The formation of uridine diphosphate-glucuronic acid in plants. Uridine diphosphate-glucuronic acid pyrophosphorylase from barley seedlings". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 246 (16): 4995–5002. PMID 5570433.