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Sucrose synthase

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Class 2 · Transferases IV

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Nomenclature

EC number

2.4.1.13

Systematic name

NDP-glucose:d-fructose 2-α-d-glucosyltransferase

Recommended name

sucrose synthase

Synonyms

SuSy

Sus

UDP-glucose-fructose glucosyltransferase

UDP-glucose:d-fructose 2-α-d-glucosyltransferase

glucosyltransferase, uridine diphosphoglucose-fructose

sucrose synthetase

sucrose-UDP glucosyltransferase

sucrose-uridine diphosphate glucosyltransferase

uridine diphosphoglucose-fructose glucosyltransferase

CAS registry number

9030-05-1

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(2006). Sucrose synthase. In: Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I., Chang, A. (eds) Class 2 · Transferases IV. Springer Handbook of Enzymes, vol 31. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-37718-2_13

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