UDP-2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-beta-L-altropyranose hydrolase (, ''PseG'', ''UDP-6-deoxy-AltdiNAc hydrolase'', ''Cj1312'') is an
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. A ...
with
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A semisystematic name or semitrivial ...
''UDP-2,4-bis(acetamido)-2,4,6-trideoxy-beta-L-altropyranose hydrolase''.
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the IUPAC nomenclature for organic transformations, chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. Classically, chemical reactions encompass changes that only involve the pos ...
: UDP-2,4-bis(acetamido)-2,4,6-trideoxy-beta-L-altropyranose + H
2O
2,4-bis(acetamido)-2,4,6-trideoxy-beta-L-altropyranose + UDP
The enzyme is involved in
biosynthesis
Biosynthesis is a multi-step, enzyme-catalyzed process where substrates are converted into more complex products in living organisms. In biosynthesis, simple compounds are modified, converted into other compounds, or joined to form macromolecules. ...
of
pseudaminic acid.
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