| Entry |
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| Name |
monoglucosyldiacylglycerol epimerase;
glucolipid epimerase;
mgdE (gene name)
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| Class |
Isomerases;
Racemases and epimerases;
Acting on carbohydrates and derivatives
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| Sysname |
1,2-diacyl-3-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol 4-epimerase
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
a 1,2-diacyl-3-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol = a 1,2-diacyl-3-O-(beta-D-galactopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol [RN: R11080]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
1,2-diacyl-3-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol [CPD: C04046]
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| Product |
1,2-diacyl-3-O-(beta-D-galactopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol [CPD: C03692]
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| Comment |
The enzyme, characterized from cyanobacteria, is involves in the biosynthesis of galactolipids found in their photosynthetic membranes.
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| History |
EC 5.1.3.34 created 2015
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| Pathway |
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| Orthology |
| K20024 | monoglucosyldiacylglycerol epimerase |
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| Genes |
| SYY: | SYNGTS_1681(sll1376) |
| SYT: | SYNGTI_1681(sll1376) |
| SYS: | SYNPCCN_1680(sll1376) |
| SYQ: | SYNPCCP_1680(sll1376) |
| PRUN: | PCC7821_01472(MgdE) |
| NSPH: | BDGGKGIB_01502(mgdE) |
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| Reference |
1 |
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| Authors |
Sato, N. and Murata, N. |
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| Title |
Lipid biosynthesis in the blue-green alga, Anabaena variabilis II. Fatty acids and lipid molecular species. |
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| Journal |
Biochim Biophys Acta 710:279-289 (1982) |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Awai K, Ohta H, Sato N |
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| Title |
Oxygenic photosynthesis without galactolipids. |
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| Journal |
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| Sequence |
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| Other DBs |
| ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 5.1.3.34 |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 5.1.3.34 |
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