Hexosyltransferases

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Hexosyltransferases are a type of glycosyltransferase that catalyze the transfer of a hexose.

Examples include:

• glucosyltransferases - transfer glucose
• galactosyltransferases - transfer galactose
• fucosyltransferases - transfer fucose
• glucuronosyltransferase - transfer glucuronic acid

They are classified under EC number 2.4.1.

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• MeSH Hexosyltransferases
• CRISP Thesaurus 00003765

v • d • e Transferases: glycosyltransferases (EC 2.4) 2.4.1 - Hexosyltransferases: glucosyltransferase Phosphorylase (Starch, Glycogen, Myo-) - Glycogen synthase - Debranching enzyme - Branching enzyme - 1,3-beta-glucan synthase - Ceramide glucosyltransferase 2.4.1 - Hexosyltransferases: other Galactosyltransferase (Lactose synthase, B-N-acetylglucosaminyl-glycopeptide b-1,4-galactosyltransferase) Glucuronosyltransferase (UGT1A1, UGT2B7, Hyaluronan synthase) Fucosyltransferase (POFUT1, POFUT2) 2.4.2 - Pentosyltransferases: ADP ribose Cholera toxin - Diphtheria toxin - Pertussis toxin - Poly ADP ribose polymerase 2.4.2 - Pentosyltransferases: other Purine nucleoside phosphorylase - Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase - Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase - Uracil phosphoribosyltransferase - Amidophosphoribosyltransferase - Xylosyltransferase