UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase

<p>In <a href="/facts/Enzymology/DSI1Fh7y">enzymology</a>, an UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase (<a href="/facts/Enzyme_Commission_number/Y5GNLRKX">EC</a> <a href="https://enzyme.expasy.org/EC/2.7.7.23">2.7.7.23</a>) is an <a href="/facts/Enzyme/DSI1Fh7y">enzyme</a> that <a href="/facts/Catalysis/LPBS7TQC">catalyzes</a> the <a href="/facts/Chemical_reaction/GpqWlKrz">chemical reaction</a>
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UTP + N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate 
  
    
      
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 diphosphate + UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
<p>Thus, the two <a href="/facts/Substrate_(biochemistry)/6MnaV19h">substrates</a> of this enzyme are <a href="/facts/Uridine_triphosphate/5Dw5JaG2">UTP</a> and[N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate, whereas its two <a href="/facts/Product_(chemistry)/8uCoDUdv">products</a> are <a href="/facts/Diphosphate/L9FPEkhF">diphosphate</a> and UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.  This enzyme participates in <a href="/facts/Aminosugars_metabolism/AWL3WqGF">aminosugars metabolism</a>.
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UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase open-in-new

UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase