UDP-glucose 4,6-dehydratase

Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme The enzyme UDP-glucose 4,6-dehydratase (Template:EnzExplorer) catalyzes the chemical reaction

UDP-glucose $\rightleftharpoons$ UDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-D-glucose + H₂O

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the hydro-lyases, which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is UDP-glucose 4,6-hydro-lyase (UDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-D-glucose-forming). Other names in common use include UDP-D-glucose-4,6-hydrolyase, UDP-D-glucose oxidoreductase, and UDP-glucose 4,6-hydro-lyase. This enzyme participates in nucleotide sugars metabolism.

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