Biology:UTP—xylose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase

From HandWiki
Short description: Class of enzymes
UTP:xylose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number2.7.7.11
CAS number9026-20-4
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, an UTP—xylose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.11) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

UTP + alpha-D-xylose 1-phosphate [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] diphosphate + UDP-xylose

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are UTP and alpha-D-xylose 1-phosphate, whereas its two products are diphosphate and UDP-xylose.

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:alpha-D-xylose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase. Other names in common use include xylose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase, uridylyltransferase, xylose 1-phosphate, UDP-xylose pyrophosphorylase, uridine diphosphoxylose pyrophosphorylase, and xylose 1-phosphate uridylyltransferase. This enzyme participates in nucleotide sugars metabolism.

References