• Glucosamine (C6H13NO5) is an amino sugar and a prominent precursor in the biochemical synthesis of glycosylated proteins and lipids. Glucosamine is part...
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    derivative of the monosaccharide glucose. It is a secondary amide between glucosamine and acetic acid. It is significant in several biological systems. It...
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  • amount of research has been performed on glycosaminoglycans, especially glucosamine and chondroitin, for the treatment of arthritis. These compounds are...
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  • + D-glucosamine phosphate Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ATP and D-glucosamine, whereas its two products are ADP and D-glucosamine phosphate...
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  • a glucosamine-1-phosphate N-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.157) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction acetyl-CoA + alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate...
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    sulfate and glucosamine hydrochloride, with glucosamine sulfate showing a benefit and glucosamine hydrochloride not. The evidence for glucosamine sulfate...
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    cartilage, and provides much of its resistance to compression. Along with glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate has become a widely used dietary supplement for...
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    chemical reaction ATP + N-acetyl-D-glucosamine ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } ADP + N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate Thus, the two substrates...
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    enzymology, a glucosamine N-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction acetyl-CoA + D-glucosamine ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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    chemical reaction N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate Hence, this enzyme has...
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    N-acetylglucosamine residues to substrates. D-Glucosamine is made naturally in the form of glucosamine-6-phosphate, and is the biochemical precursor of...
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    N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase (EC 3.1.6.14, glucosamine (N-acetyl)-6-sulfatase, systematic name N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-6-sulfate 6-sulfohydrolase) is an enzyme...
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    In enzymology, glucosamine-phosphate N-acetyltransferase (GNA) (EC 2.3.1.4) is an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group from acetyl-CoA...
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  • alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } D-glucosamine 6-phosphate Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate...
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    N-sulfo-D-glucosamine + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } D-glucosamine + sulfate Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are N-sulfo-D-glucosamine and...
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    UTP + N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } diphosphate + UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine Thus, the two substrates...
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  • N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } D-glucosamine + acetate Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and...
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  • Chondroitin as a supplement is now commonly used (often in combination with glucosamine) in treating the joint disease of osteoarthritis. In contrast to the...
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    utilizes glmS (amidotransferase) to form glucosamine-6-P. Then, glmM (Mutase) reacts with this product to form glucosamine-1-P. hasD (acetyltransferase) converts...
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    N-acyl-D-glucosamine ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } N-acyl-D-mannosamine Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, N-acyl-D-glucosamine, and one product...
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  • UDP-4-amino-4,6-dideoxy-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine N-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.203, PGLD) is an enzyme with systematic name acetyl-CoA:UDP-4-amino-4...
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  • UDP-3-O-(3-hydroxymyristoyl)glucosamine N-acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.191, UDP-3-O-acyl-glucosamine N-acyltransferase, UDP-3-O-(R-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-glucosamine N-acyltransferase...
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  • sulfate)-glucosamine 3-sulfotransferase may refer to: (heparan sulfate)-glucosamine 3-sulfotransferase 1, an enzyme (heparan sulfate)-glucosamine 3-sulfotransferase...
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  • glucosamine transaminase (EC 2.6.1.91, pglE (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name UDP-4-amino-4,6-dideoxy-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine:2-oxoglutarate...
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  • N-acetyl-glucosamine-6-phosphate to N-acetyl-glucosamine-1-phosphate. This is EC 2.3.1.157, catalyzed by GlmU. In step 4, the N-acetyl-glucosamine-1-phosphate...
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    phosphoenolpyruvate + UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } phosphate + UDP-N-acetyl-3-O-(1-carboxyvinyl)-D-glucosamine Thus, the two substrates...
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  • PezT, ATP:UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 3'-phosphotransferase) is an enzyme with systematic name ATP:UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 3'-phosphotransferase...
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  • 16) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + [1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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  • 39) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + estradiol-17alpha 3-D-glucuronoside ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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  • 3-D-glucuronosyl-N2,6-disulfo-β-D-glucosamine + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } D-glucuronate + N2,6-disulfo-D-glucosamine This enzyme belongs to the...
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