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UDPglucose 4-epimerase

Pronunciation: glū′kōs ĕ-pim-ĕr′ās
An enzyme that catalyzes the reversible Walden inversion of UDPglucose to UDPgalactose; a deficiency of this enzyme is associated with one type of galactosemia.

Synonym(s): UDPgalactose 4-epimerase, uridine diphosphoglucose 4-epimerase




 

 

 

 

 

 



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