Essential Organic Chemistry (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321937711
Author: Paula Yurkanis Bruice
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 45P
UDP-galactose-4-epimerase converts UDP-galactose to UDP-glucose. The reaction requires NAD+ as a coenzyme.
- a. Propose a mechanism for the reaction.
- b. Why is the enzyme called an epimerase?
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