A bifunctional enzyme catalyzes the first two steps in N-acetylneuraminic acid biosynthesis of rat liver. Molecular cloning and functional expression of UDP-N-acetyl-glucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase.
Stäsche R, Hinderlich S, Weise C, Effertz K, Lucka L, Moormann P, Reutter W.
Stäsche R, et al. Among authors: hinderlich s.
J Biol Chem. 1997 Sep 26;272(39):24319-24. doi: 10.1074/jbc.272.39.24319.
J Biol Chem. 1997.
PMID: 9305888
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Biosynthesis of Neu5Ac is initiated and regulated by its key enzyme, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase (UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase, EC 5.1. 3.14)/N-acetylmannosamine kinase (ManNAc kinase, EC 2.7.1.60) in rat liver (Hinderlich, S., Stasche, R., Zeitler, R., and Reutte …
Biosynthesis of Neu5Ac is initiated and regulated by its key enzyme, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase (UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase, EC 5.1. 3. …