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. 2002 May;184(10):2620–2625. doi: 10.1128/JB.184.10.2620-2625.2002

TABLE 2.

UDP-GlcNAc 4-epimerase activity in cell extracts of E. coli strains

Strain GlcNAca (μM) Sp actb [U (mg of protein)−1] % of wild-type activity
M1685 1.822 0.0048 100
M2313 0 0 0
M2318 2.151 0.0057 118
a

Concentration of UDP-GlcNAc after the reaction.

b

One unit of enzyme is defined as the amount which catalyzes the formation of 1 μmol of UDP-GlcNAc in 1 min under the conditions of our assay.