UDP-glucose–hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
- UDP-glucose–hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
- UDP-glu·cose–hex·ose-1-phos·phate uri·dyl·yl·trans·fer·ase (glooґkōs hekґsōs fosґfāt u″rĭ-dil″əl-transґfər-ās) [EC 2.7.7.12] an enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the exchange of galactose 1-phosphate for the glucose 1-phosphate moiety of UDP-glucose, forming UDP-galactose and glucose 1-phosphate. The reaction is the second step in the utilization of galactose as a fuel. Lack of enzyme activity, an autosomal recessive trait, causes galactosemia. Called also galactose 1-phosphate uridyltransferase, hexose 1-phosphate uridylyltransferase, and uridyl transferase.
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hexose 1-phosphate uridylyltransferase — hex·ose 1 phos·phate uri·dyl·yl·trans·fer·ase (hek″sōs fosґfāt u″rĭ dil″əl transґfər ās) UDP glucose–hexose 1 phosphate uridylyltransferase … Medical dictionary
UTP–hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase — UTP–hex·ose 1 phos·phate uri·dyl·yl·trans·fer·ase (hekґsōs fosґfāt u″rĭ dil″əl transґfər ās) [EC 2.7.7.10] an enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the transfer of galactose 1 phosphate to UTP… … Medical dictionary
galactose 1-phosphate uridyltransferase — ga·lac·tose 1 phos·phate u·ri·dyl·trans·fer·ase (gə lak″tōs fosґfāt u″rĭ dəl transґfər ās) UDP glucose–hexose 1 phosphate uridylyltransferase … Medical dictionary
Galactosemia — A genetic metabolic disease in which there is a defect in the body s ability to use the sugar galactose. In classic galactosemia, the basic defect is a deficiency of the enzyme known as GALT (galactose 1 phosphate uridyl transferase). This causes … Medical dictionary
uridyl transferase — uri·dyl trans·fer·ase (uґri dəl transґfər ās) UDP glucose–hexose 1 phosphate uridylyltransferase … Medical dictionary
