A,a-trehalose-phosphate_synthase_(UDP-forming)

Alpha,alpha-trehalose-phosphate synthase (UDP-forming)

Alpha,alpha-trehalose-phosphate synthase (UDP-forming)

Class of enzymes


In enzymology, an alpha,alpha-trehalose-phosphate synthase (UDP-forming) (EC 2.4.1.15) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

UDP-glucose + D-glucose 6-phosphate UDP + alpha,alpha-trehalose 6-phosphate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are UDP-glucose and D-glucose 6-phosphate, whereas its two products are UDP and alpha,alpha'-trehalose 6-phosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is UDP-glucose:D-glucose-6-phosphate 1-alpha-D-glucosyltransferase. Other names in common use include UDP-glucose-glucose-phosphate glucosyltransferase, trehalosephosphate-UDP glucosyltransferase, UDP-glucose-glucose-phosphate glucosyltransferase, alpha,alpha-trehalose phosphate synthase (UDP-forming), phosphotrehalose-uridine diphosphate transglucosylase, trehalose 6-phosphate synthase, trehalose 6-phosphate synthetase, trehalose phosphate synthase, trehalose phosphate synthetase, trehalose phosphate-uridine diphosphate glucosyltransferase, trehalose-P synthetase, transglucosylase, and uridine diphosphoglucose phosphate glucosyltransferase. This enzyme participates in starch and sucrose metabolism.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 3 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1GZ5, 1UQT, and 1UQU.


References

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    • MURPHY TA, WYATT GR (1965). "The Enzymes of Glycogen and Trehalose Synthesis in Silk Moth Fat Body". J. Biol. Chem. 240: 1500–8. PMID 14285483.



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