Description
This bacterial enzyme catalyses the reversible interconversion of UDP-GlcNAc and UDP-ManNAc. The latter is used in a variety of bacterial polysaccharide biosyntheses.cf. EC 3.2.1.183, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase (hydrolysing).
Form
Liquid or lyophilized powder
Storage
Store it at +4 ºC for short term. For long term storage, store it at -20 ºC~-80 ºC.
Synonyms
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2'-epimerase (ambiguous); uridine diphosphoacetylglucosamine 2'-epimerase (ambiguous); uridine diphospho-N-acetylglucosamine 2'-epimerase (ambiguous); uridine diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine-2'-epimerase (ambiguous); rffE (gene name); mnaA (gene name); UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 2-epimerase
Reaction
UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine = UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-mannosamine
Notes
This item requires custom production and lead time is between 5-9 weeks. We can custom produce according to your specifications.