Pathway of Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetyl-d-Glucosamine Biosynthesis in Phaseolus aureus

Abstract
Studies with extracts obtained from mung beans (Phaseolus aureus) showed that UDP-N-acetyl D-glucosamine is formed from D-fructose 6-phos-phate by a series of the following enzymic reactions: glutamine D-Fructose 6-phosphate[long dash][long dash][long dash][long dash]-asparagine^ D.glucosamine 6-phosphate [image] UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine inhibits the 1st reaction in the multistep pathway leading to its biosynthesis.