Protein
Putative UDP-glucose 4-epimerase
Organism
Methanocaldococcus jannaschii (strain ATCC 43067 / DSM 2661 / JAL-1 / JCM 10045 / NBRC 100440)
Function
Involved in the metabolism of galactose. Catalyzes the conversion of UDP-galactose (UDP-Gal) to UDP-glucose (UDP-Glc) through a mechanism involving the transient reduction of NAD (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the NAD(P)-dependent epimerase/dehydratase family.
Sequence
MILVTGGAGFIGSHIVDKLIENNYDVIILDNLTTGNKNNINPKAEFVNADIRDKDLDEKINFKDVEVVIHQAAQINVRNSVENPVYDGDINVLGTINILEMMRKYDIDKIVFASSGGAVYGEPNYLPVDENHPINPLSPYGLSKYVGEEYIKLYNRLYGIEYAILRYSNVYGERQDPKGEAGVISIFIDKMLKNQSPIIFGDGNQTRDFVYVGDVAKANLMALNWKNEIVNIGTGKETSVNELFDIIKHEIGFRGEAIYDKPREGEVYRIYLDIKKAESLGWKPEIDLKEGIKRVVNWMKNNNRT