EC 2 - Transferases
EC 2.7 - Transferring phosphorus-containing groups
EC 2.7.7 - Nucleotidyltransferases
EC 2.7.7.64 - UTP-monosaccharide-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
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IntEnz Enzyme Nomenclature
EC 2.7.7.64
Names
Accepted name:
UTP-monosaccharide-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
Other
names:
UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase
PsUSP
USP
PsUSP
USP
Systematic name:
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Reaction
- UTP + a monosaccharide 1-phosphate = diphosphate + UDP-monosaccharide
Cofactor
Comments:
Requires Mg2+ or Mn2+ for maximal activity. The reaction can occur in either direction and it has been postulated that MgUTP and Mg-diphosphate are the actual substrates [1,2]. The enzyme catalyses the formation of UDP-Glc, UDP-Gal, UDP-GlcA, UDP-L-Ara and UDP-Xyl, showing broad substrate specificity towards monosaccharide 1-phosphates. Mannose 1-phosphate, L-fucose 1-phosphate and glucose 6-phosphate are not substrates and UTP cannot be replaced by other nucleotide triphosphates [1].
Links to other databases
Gene Ontology:
GO:0051748
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:
USP1_SOYBN
USP_ARATH
USP_CUCME
USP_ORYSI
USP_ORYSJ
USP_PEA
References
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UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase with broad substrate specificity toward various monosaccharide 1-phosphates from pea sprouts.J. Biol. Chem. 279 : 45728-45736 (2004). [PMID: 15326166]
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Uridine diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase of Acanthamoeba castellanii. Purification, kinetic, and developmental studies.J. Biol. Chem. 249 : 7832-7840 (1974). [PMID: 4430676]
[EC 2.7.7.64 created 2006]