GDP-mannose biosynthesis

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Metabolites

D-Glucose 6-phosphate

Formula: C6H13O9P (260.0297178)

CAS ID: 56-73-5

Diphosphate

Formula: H4P2O7 (177.9432294)

CAS ID: 2466-09-3

H+

Formula: H (1.0078246)

CAS ID: 12408-02-5

Zinc cation

Formula: Zn (63.929145)

CAS ID: 23713-49-7



Enzyme

EC Number name full name note
2.7.7.13 mannose-1-phosphate guanylyltransferase GTP:alpha-D-mannose-1-phosphate guanylyltransferase
5.3.1.8 mannose-6-phosphate isomerase D-mannose-6-phosphate aldose-ketose-isomerase
5.3.1.9 glucose-6-phosphate isomerase alpha-D-glucose-6-phosphate aldose-ketose-isomerase (configuration-inverting)
5.4.2.8 phosphomannomutase alpha-D-mannose 1,6-phosphomutase


Proteins

Protein ID name full name
P00946 manA Mannose-6-phosphate isomerase
P0A6T1 pgi Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase
P24174 manC Mannose-1-phosphate guanylyltransferase
P24175 manB Phosphomannomutase