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Glucose 1 phosphate thymidylyltransferase

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EC number
  
2.7.7.24

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CAS number
  
9026-03-3

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In enzymology, a glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.24) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

Contents

dTTP + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate diphosphate + dTDP-glucose

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are dTTP and alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate, whereas its two products are pyrophosphate and dTDP-glucose.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, to be specific, those transferring phosphorus-containing nucleotide groups (nucleotidyltransferases). This enzyme participates in 3 metabolic pathways: nucleotide sugars metabolism, streptomycin biosynthesis, and polyketide sugar unit biosynthesis.

Nomenclature

The systematic name of this enzyme class is dTTP:alpha-D-glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase. Other names in common use include:

  • glucose 1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase,
  • dTDP-glucose synthase, dTDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase,
  • thymidine diphosphoglucose pyrophosphorylase,
  • thymidine diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase, and
  • TDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase.
  • Structural studies

    As of late 2007, 19 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1FXO, 1FZW, 1G0R, 1G1L, 1G23, 1G2V, 1G3L, 1H5R, 1H5S, 1H5T, 1IIM, 1IIN, 1LVW, 1MC3, 1MP3, 1MP4, 1MP5, 2GGO, and 2GGQ.

    References

    Glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase Wikipedia