KEGG   REACTION: R00414
Entry
R00414                      Reaction                               
Name
UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 2-epimerase
Definition
UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine + H2O <=> N-Acetyl-D-mannosamine + UDP
Equation
Comment
possibly intermediate (2-acetamido-D-glucal)
Reaction class
RC00005  C00015_C00043
RC00288  C00043_C00645
Enzyme
3.2.1.183       5.1.3.14
Pathway
rn00520  Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism
rn00541  O-Antigen nucleotide sugar biosynthesis
rn01100  Metabolic pathways
rn01250  Biosynthesis of nucleotide sugars
Module
M00922  CMP-Neu5Ac biosynthesis
Brite
Enzymatic reactions [BR:br08201]
 3. Hydrolase reactions
  3.2  Glycosylases
   3.2.1  Glycosidases, i.e. enzymes that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds
    3.2.1.183
     R00414  UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine + H2O <=> N-Acetyl-D-mannosamine + UDP
 5. Isomerase reactions
  5.1  Racemases and epimerases
   5.1.3  Acting on carbohydrates and derivatives
    5.1.3.14
     R00414  UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine + H2O <=> N-Acetyl-D-mannosamine + UDP
Orthology
K08068  UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase (hydrolysing) [EC:3.2.1.183]
K12409  bifunctional UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase / N-acetylmannosamine kinase [EC:3.2.1.183 2.7.1.60]
K24257  UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase (hydrolysing) [EC:3.2.1.183]
Other DBs
RHEA: 30686
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