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

References

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

External links

• MeSH UDPgalactose+4-Epimerase

v • d • e Isomerases: Epimerase and racemases (EC 5.1) 5.1.1: Amino acids Amino-acid racemase: Phenylalanine racemase (ATP-hydrolysing) - Serine racemase 5.1.2: Hydroxy acids Mandelate racemase 5.1.3: Carbohydrates UDP galactose epimerase 5.1.99: Other Methylmalonyl CoA epimerase

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

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