UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthesis

Proteins (4)

Protein	Synonyms	Taxonomy
Glucosamine 6-phosphate N-acetyltransferase	EC 2.3.1.4; Phosphoglucosamine acetylase; Phosphoglucosamine transacetylase	Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase	EC 2.7.7.23	Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
Phosphoacetylglucosamine mutase	PAGM; EC 5.4.2.3; Acetylglucosamine phosphomutase; N-acetylglucosamine-phosphate mutase; PGM-complementing protein 1	Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
Glutamine--fructose-6-phosphate aminotransferase [isomerizing]	GFAT; EC 2.6.1.16; D-fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase; Hexosephosphate aminotransferase	Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C

Compound	Description
diphosphoric acid
hydronium ion
Uridine Triphosphate	Uridine 5'-(tetrahydrogen triphosphate). A uracil nucleotide containing three phosphate groups esterified to the sugar moiety.
glucosamine 6-phosphate	RN given refers to parent cpd
glutamate
polyglutamine	RN given for (D)-isomer
Coenzyme A
Acetyl Coenzyme A	Acetyl CoA participates in the biosynthesis of fatty acids and sterols, in the oxidation of fatty acids and in the metabolism of many amino acids. It also acts as a biological acetylating agent.