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Preferred term

Glucuronosyltransferase  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Glucuronic Transferase
  • Glucuronosyltransferase, UDP
  • Glucuronyltransferase
  • Glucuronyl Transferase, UDP
  • Transferase, Glucuronic
  • Transferase, UDP Glucuronyl
  • UDP Glucuronosyltransferase
  • UDP Glucuronyl Transferase

Note

  • /defic: consider also CRIGLER-NAJJAR SYNDROME & coord with BILIRUBIN /metab (NIM)

Scope note

  • A family of enzymes accepting a wide range of substrates, including phenols, alcohols, amines, and fatty acids. They function as drug-metabolizing enzymes that catalyze the conjugation of UDPglucuronic acid to a variety of endogenous and exogenous compounds. EC 2.4.1.17.

History note

  • 92; was UDP GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1973-91 (see under HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES 1975-76, Prov 1973-74)

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