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Hexosamines are
amino sugars created by
adding an
amine group to a hexose.
Examples include:
Fructosamine (based upon fructose)
Galactosamine (based upon...
- is N-acyl-D-
hexosamine:oxygen 1-oxidoreductase.
Other names in
common use
include N-acyl-D-
hexosamine oxidase, and N-acyl-beta-D-
hexosamine:oxygen 1-oxidoreductase...
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contribute to
diabetes by
interfering with the
normal regulation of the
hexosamine biosynthesis pathway, but
several investigations found no
evidence that...
- N-acetyl-D-
hexosamine:NAD+ 1-oxidoreductase.
Other names in
common use
include N-acetylhexosamine dehydrogenase, and N-acetyl-D-
hexosamine dehydrogenase...
- name of this
enzyme class is beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->3)-N-acetyl-D-
hexosamine:phosphate galactosyltransferase. Derensy-Dron D,
Krzewinski F, Br****art...
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metabolic hexosamine pathway and
irreversibly inhibits γ-glutamyltransferase by
acting directly at the substrate-binding pocket.
Independent of
hexosamine pathway...
- name ATP:N-acetyl-D-
hexosamine 1-phosphotransferase. This
enzyme catalyses the
following chemical reaction ATP + N-acetyl-D-
hexosamine ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
- the
terminal hexosamine. In
order to
prove this specificity, he
first had to
identify and
purify a
specific enzyme that
cleaved hexosamine (a hexosaminidase)...
- further.
Members of the
glycosaminoglycan family vary in the type of
hexosamine,
hexose or
hexuronic acid unit they
contain (e.g.
glucuronic acid, iduronic...
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carbohydrate that has
among its
repeating units a
nitrogenous sugar,
hexosamine) to
embed the fibrils. The cornea,
unlike the sclera, has six layers....
