Undecaprenyl-phosphate glucose phosphotransferase

Undecaprenyl-phosphate glucose phosphotransferase (EC 2.7.8.31, GumD, undecaprenylphosphate glucosylphosphate transferase) is an enzyme with systematic name UDP-glucose:ditrans,octacis-undecaprenyl-phosphate glucose phosphotransferase.^[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

UDP-glucose + ditrans, octacis-undecaprenyl phosphate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ UMP + alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-diphospho-ditrans, octacis-undecaprenol

Undecaprenyl-phosphate glucose phosphotransferase
Identifiers
EC no.	2.7.8.31
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
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PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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The enzyme is involved in biosynthesis of xanthan.