KEGG   REACTION: R00420
Entry
R00420                      Reaction                               
Name
UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 2-epimerase
Definition
UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine <=> UDP-N-acetyl-D-mannosamine
Equation
Comment
possibly intermediate (2-acetamido-D-glucal)
Reaction class
RC00290  C00043_C01170
Enzyme
Pathway
rn00520  Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism
rn00541  O-Antigen nucleotide sugar biosynthesis
rn01100  Metabolic pathways
rn01250  Biosynthesis of nucleotide sugars
Brite
Enzymatic reactions [BR:br08201]
 5. Isomerase reactions
  5.1  Racemases and epimerases
   5.1.3  Acting on carbohydrates and derivatives
    5.1.3.14
     R00420  UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine <=> UDP-N-acetyl-D-mannosamine
Orthology
K01791  UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase (non-hydrolysing) [EC:5.1.3.14]
Other DBs
RHEA: 17216
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