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. 1969 Apr;44(4):599–604. doi: 10.1104/pp.44.4.599

Nucleoside Diphosphate-sugar 4-Epimerases I. Uridine Diphosphate Glucose 4-Epimerase of Wheat Germ 1

Der-Fong Fan a,2, David Sidney Feingold a,3
PMCID: PMC396131  PMID: 16657106

Abstract

Uridine diphosphate (UDP)-glucose 4-epimerase (EC 5.1.3.2) has been purified over 1000-fold from extracts of wheat germ by MnCl2 treatment, (NH4)2SO4 fractionation, Sephadex column chromatography, and adsorption onto and elution from calcium phosphate gel. The enzyme has a pH optimum of 9.0. Km values are 0.1 mm for UDP-d-galactose and 0.2 mm for UDP-d-glucose. NAD is required for activity; Ka = 0.04 mm. NADH is an inhibitor strictly competitive with NAD; Ki = 2 μm. Wheat germ also contains UDP-l-arabinose 4-epimerase (EC 5.1.3.5) and thymidine diphosphate (TDP)-glucose 4-epimerase which are distinct from UDP-glucose 4-epimerase.

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