Galactose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase
In enzymology, a galactose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.32) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- dTTP + alpha-D-galactose 1-phosphate
diphosphate + dTDP-galactose
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are dTTP and alpha-D-galactose 1-phosphate, whereas its two products are diphosphate and dTDP-galactose.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring phosphorus-containing nucleotide groups (nucleotidyltransferases). The systematic name of this enzyme class is dTTP:alpha-D-galactose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase. Other names in common use include dTDP galactose pyrophosphorylase, galactose 1-phosphate thymidylyl transferase, thymidine diphosphogalactose pyrophosphorylase, thymidine triphosphate:alpha-D-galactose 1-phosphate, and thymidylyltransferase. This enzyme participates in nucleotide sugars metabolism.
References
- Pazur JH and Anderson JS (1963). "Thymidine triphosphate: alpha-D-galactose 1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase from Streptococcus faecalis grown on D-galactose". J. Biol. Chem. 238: 3155–3160. PMID 14085355.
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