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UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity

Known as: uridine diphosphoglucose 4-epimerase activity, uridine diphosphate glucose 4-epimerase activity, UDPglucose 4-epimerase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: UDP-glucose = UDP-galactose. [EC:5.1.3.2]
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2009
2009
Bifunctional cytosolic UDP-glucose 4-epimerases catalyse the interconversion between UDP-D-xylose and UDP-L-arabinose in plants.
UDP-sugars serve as substrates in the synthesis of cell wall polysaccharides and are themselves generated through sequential… 
2008
2008
Vibrio vulnificus Biotype 2 Serovar E gne but Not galE Is Essential for Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis and Virulence
ABSTRACT This work aimed to establish the role of gne (encoding UDP-GalNAc 4-epimerase activity) and galE (encoding UDP-Gal-4… 
2006
2006
Role of Gne and GalE in the Virulence of Aeromonas hydrophila Serotype O34
ABSTRACT The mesophilic Aeromonas hydrophila AH-3 (serotype O34) strain shows two different UDP-hexose epimerases in its genome… 
2003
2003
Genetic Loci for Coaggregation Receptor Polysaccharide Biosynthesis in Streptococcus gordonii 38
ABSTRACT The cell wall polysaccharide of Streptococcus gordonii 38 functions as a coaggregation receptor for surface adhesins on… 
2001
2001
UDP-N-Acetylglucosamine 4-Epimerase Activity Indicates the Presence of N-Acetylgalactosamine in Exopolysaccharides of Streptococcus thermophilus Strains
ABSTRACT The monomer composition of the exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced byStreptococcus thermophilus LY03 and S. thermophilus… 
1999
1999
Relationship between UDP-Glucose 4-Epimerase Activity and Oligoglucose Glycoforms in Two Strains ofNeisseria meningitidis
ABSTRACT Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel analysis of lipooligosaccharide (LOS) from Neisseria meningitidis has… 
1996
1996
Identification of the galE gene and a galE homolog and characterization of their roles in the biosynthesis of lipopolysaccharide in a serotype O:8 strain of Yersinia enterocolitica
A clone that complements mutations in Yersinia enterocolitica lipopolysaccharide (LPS) core biosynthesis was isolated, and the… 
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1991
Highly Cited
1991
Genetic and biochemical characterization of Bacillus subtilis 168 mutants specifically blocked in the synthesis of the teichoic acid poly(3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-N-acetylgalactosamine 1-phosphate…
The resistance spectrum to bacteriophage phi 3T of different Bacillus subtilis 168/W23 strains hybrid for wall teichoic acids… 
1981
1981
A new colorimetric assay for UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity.
1975
1975
Reversal of UDP-galactose 4-epimerase deficiency of human leukocytes in culture.
Stimulation with phytohemagglutinin of the leukocytes from six of the seven known individuals with UDP-galactose 4-epimerase… 
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