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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… Expand
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2007
2007
Role of Gne and GalE in the virulence of Aeromonas hydrophila serotype O34.
The mesophilic Aeromonas hydrophila AH-3 (serotype O34) strain shows two different UDP-hexose epimerases in its genome: GalE (EC… Expand
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2006
2006
Characterization of RP 333, a gene encoding CapD of Rickettsia prowazekii with UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity.
The genetic mechanism of membrane assembly in Rickettsia prowazekii, the causative agent of epidemic typhus, is unknown. Recent… Expand
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2003
2003
Genetic loci for coaggregation receptor polysaccharide biosynthesis in Streptococcus gordonii 38.
The cell wall polysaccharide of Streptococcus gordonii 38 functions as a coaggregation receptor for surface adhesins on other… Expand
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2001
2001
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 4-epimerase activity indicates the presence of N-acetylgalactosamine in exopolysaccharides of Streptococcus thermophilus strains.
The monomer composition of the exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by Streptococcus thermophilus LY03 and S. thermophilus Sfi20… Expand
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1999
1999
Relationship between UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity and oligoglucose glycoforms in two strains of Neisseria meningitidis.
Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel analysis of lipooligosaccharide (LOS) from Neisseria meningitidis has demonstrated… Expand
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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… Expand
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1991
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… Expand
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1981
1981
A new colorimetric assay for UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity.
 
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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… Expand
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