Product Name
UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine diphosphorylase
Example Structure
Synonyms
N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-1-phosphate uridyltransferase, N-acetylglucosamine 1-phosphate uridyltransferase, ST0452, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase AGX1, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase AGX2, UDP-N-acetylhexosamine pyrophosphorylase AGX1, UDP-N-acetylhexosamine pyrophosphorylase AGX2
EC Number
2.7.7.83
CAS Registry Number
Comments
The enzyme from plants and animals also has activity toward?N-acetyl-¦Á-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate (cf. EC?2.7.7.23, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase) [1,2].
Cofactor
History
Reactions
Utp + N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine 1-phosphate = diphosphate + UDP-N- acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine.
