ENTRY       EC 2.7.7.23
NAME        UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase
CLASS       Transferases
            Transferring phosphorus-containing groups
            Nucleotidyltransferases
SYSNAME     UTP:N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
REACTION    UTP + N-Acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate = Pyrophosphate +
            UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
SUBSTRATE   UTP
            N-Acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate
PRODUCT     Pyrophosphate
            UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00530  Aminosugars metabolism
MOTIF       PS: PS00101  [LIV]-[GAED]-x(2)-[STAV]-x-[LIV]-x(3)-[LIVAC]-x-[LIV]-
                         [GAED]-x(2)-[STAVR]-x-[LIV]-[GAED]-x(2)-[STAV]-x-[LIV]-
                         x(3)-[LIV]
GENES       MTH: MTH590
            ECO: b3730(glmU)
            HIN: HI0642(glmU)
            HPY: HP0683(glmU)
            BSU: gcaD(tms)
            SYN: sll0899(glmU)
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.7.7.23
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.7.7.23
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