Reaction 21767

Reaction Details
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UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine = UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-mannosamine
Enzymes:
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PseudoCyc Reaction ID:UDPGLCNACEPIM-RXN
References:
  • Campbell RE, Mosimann SC, Tanner ME, Strynadka NC (2000). "The structure of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase reveals homology to phosphoglycosyl transferases." Biochemistry 39(49);14993-5001. PMID: 11106477
  • Kawamura T, Kimura M, Yamamori S, Ito E (1978). "Enzymatic formation of uridine diphosphate N-acetyl-D-mannosamine." J Biol Chem 253(10);3595-601. PMID: 418068
  • Meier-Dieter U, Starman R, Barr K, Mayer H, Rick PD (1990). "Biosynthesis of enterobacterial common antigen in Escherichia coli. Biochemical characterization of Tn10 insertion mutants defective in enterobacterial common antigen synthesis." J Biol Chem 1990;265(23);13490-7. PMID: 2166030
  • Samuel J, Tanner ME (2004). "Active site mutants of the "non-hydrolyzing" UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase from Escherichia coli." Biochim Biophys Acta 1700(1);85-91. PMID: 15210128
  • Soldo B, Lazarevic V, Pooley HM, Karamata D (2002). "Characterization of a Bacillus subtilis thermosensitive teichoic acid-deficient mutant: gene mnaA (yvyH) encodes the UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase." J Bacteriol 184(15);4316-20. PMID: 12107153