Bilirubin-glucuronoside glucuronosyltransferase explained

bilirubin-glucuronoside glucuronosyltransferase
Ec Number:2.4.1.95
Cas Number:71822-22-5
Go Code:0047278

In enzymology, a bilirubin-glucuronoside glucuronosyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

2 bilirubin-glucuronoside

\rightleftharpoons

bilirubin + bilirubin-bisglucuronoside

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, bilirubin-glucuronoside, and two products, bilirubin and bilirubin-bisglucuronoside.

This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is bilirubin-glucuronoside:bilirubin-glucuronoside D-glucuronosyltransferase. Other names in common use include bilirubin monoglucuronide transglucuronidase, and bilirubin glucuronoside glucuronosyltransferase.

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