UDP-N-acetylglucosamine_diphosphorylase
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase
Class of enzymes
In enzymology, an UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase (EC 2.7.7.23) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- UTP + N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate diphosphate + UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are UTP and[N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate, whereas its two products are diphosphate and UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. This enzyme participates in aminosugars metabolism.