| glucuronate-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase | |
| Ec Number: | 2.7.7.44 |
| Cas Number: | 52228-05-4 |
| Go Code: | 0047350 |
In enzymology, a glucuronate-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
UTP + 1-phospho-alpha-D-glucuronate
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are UTP and 1-phospho-alpha-D-glucuronate, whereas its two products are diphosphate and UDP-glucuronate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring phosphorus-containing nucleotide groups (nucleotidyltransferases). The systematic name of this enzyme class is UTP:1-phospho-alpha-D-glucuronate uridylyltransferase. Other names in common use include UDP-glucuronate pyrophosphorylase, UDP-D-glucuronic acid pyrophosphorylase, UDP-glucuronic acid pyrophosphorylase, and uridine diphosphoglucuronic pyrophosphorylase. This enzyme participates in pentose and glucuronate interconversions and ascorbate and aldarate metabolism.