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UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthesis

Proteins (4)

ProteinSynonymsTaxonomy
Glucosamine 6-phosphate N-acetyltransferaseEC 2.3.1.4; Phosphoglucosamine acetylase; Phosphoglucosamine transacetylaseSaccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylaseEC 2.7.7.23Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
Phosphoacetylglucosamine mutasePAGM; EC 5.4.2.3; Acetylglucosamine phosphomutase; N-acetylglucosamine-phosphate mutase; PGM-complementing protein 1Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
Glutamine--fructose-6-phosphate aminotransferase [isomerizing]GFAT; EC 2.6.1.16; D-fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase; Hexosephosphate aminotransferaseSaccharomyces cerevisiae S288C

Compounds (8)

CompoundDescription
diphosphoric acid
hydronium ion
Uridine TriphosphateUridine 5'-(tetrahydrogen triphosphate). A uracil nucleotide containing three phosphate groups esterified to the sugar moiety.
glucosamine 6-phosphateRN given refers to parent cpd
glutamate
polyglutamineRN given for (D)-isomer
Coenzyme A
Acetyl Coenzyme AAcetyl 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.