Glycosyltransferase

Japanese: glycosyltransferase
Glycosyltransferase

…Degradative enzymes are mostly hydrolases, collectively known as glycosidases. Synthetic enzymes are collectively known as glycosyltransferases, and they transfer monosaccharide units from sugar nucleotides, which are activated forms of sugar, to extend the sugar chain. To synthesize sugar nucleotides, the energy of ATP must be used, and the biosynthesis of polysaccharides is a reaction that consumes a considerable amount of energy. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "glycosyltransferase" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…分解酵素はほとんどの場合加水分解酵素であり,これらはグリコシダーゼglycosidaseと総称されている。合成酵素は糖転移酵素(グリコシルトランスフェラーゼglycosyltransferase)と総称され,糖の活性化型である糖ヌクレオチドから単糖単位を移して糖鎖をのばす働きをする。糖ヌクレオチドを生合成するためには,ATPのエネルギーを使用せねばならず,多糖の生合成はかなりのエネルギーを消費する反応である。…

※「glycosyltransferase」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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