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Glucosylceramide synthase (UGCG)

1 reactions · 1 pathways

Cofactors used

What it does, reaction by reaction

1 reactions

Sphingolipid Synthesis Lipid Metabolism · ER + Golgi

step 6 Irreversible/directional

Ceramide + UDP-glucose -> glucosylceramide + UDP

Converts Ceramide UDP-glucose into Glucosylceramide UDP

Notes

Entry to the glycosphingolipid/ganglioside series; sequential glycosyltransferases then build lactosylceramide, globosides and gangliosides.

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What accelerates and inhibits it

Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately

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No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.

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