UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase activity

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NameUDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase activity
IDGO_0003977
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Molecular function

Exact synonym

UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase activity

Description

Catalysis of the reaction: N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + UTP = diphosphate + UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine.

Related synonym

GlmU uridylyltransferase activity, N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate uridyltransferase activity, UDP-GlcNAc pyrophosphorylase activity, UDP-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase activity, UTP:2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase activity, UTP:N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase activity, uridine diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase activity, uridine diphosphoacetylglucosamine phosphorylase activity, uridine diphosphoacetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase activity

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