UDP galactose epimerase

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UDP-galactose-4-epimerase
Identifiers
Symbol	GALE
Entrez	2582
HUGO	4116
OMIM	606953
RefSeq	NM_000403
UniProt	Q14376
Other data
EC number	5.1.3.2
Locus	Chr. 1 p36-p35

UDP galactose epimerase is an enzyme associated with type 3 galactosemia.^[1]

It converts UDP-glucose to UDP-galactose

[edit] References

1. ^ Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) 230350

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• MeSH UDPgalactose+4-Epimerase

v • d • e Isomerases: Epimerase and racemases (EC 5.1) Amino-acid racemase Phenylalanine racemase (ATP-hydrolysing) - Serine racemase Other Mandelate racemase - UDP galactose epimerase - Methylmalonyl CoA epimerase

v • d • e Metabolism: carbohydrate metabolism - fructose and galactose enzymes Fructose Hepatic fructokinase - Aldolase B Sorbitol Sorbitol dehydrogenase - Aldose reductase Galactose Galactokinase - Galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase - UDP galactose epimerase Aldose reductase Lactose Lactose synthase - Lactase see also disorders