| Gene Symbol | UGDH |
|---|---|
| Entrez Gene | 7358 |
| Alt Symbol | GDH, UDP-GlcDH, UDPGDH, UGD |
| Species | Human |
| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Description | UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase |
| Other Description | UDP-Glc dehydrogenase|UDP-glucose dehydrogenase|uridine diphospho-glucose dehydrogenase |
| Swissprots | O60701 B4DN25 O60589 B3KUU2 |
| Accessions | CAB75402 CAB75891 CAB98177 CAB98178 CAB98179 CCQ43211 EAW92936 EAW92937 EAW92938 O60701 AF049126 AAC05135 AF061016 AAC36095 AJ007702 CAA07609 AK097930 BAG53554 AK297737 BAG60087 AL699883 AL708740 AU131705 BC013430 BC022781 AAH22781 BG194936 CN405740 DQ891116 ABM82042 DQ894295 ABM85221 XM_005262667 XP_005262724 NM_001184700 NP_001171629 NM_001184701 NP_001171630 NM_003359 NP_003350 |
| Function | Involved in the biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycans; hyaluronan, chondroitin sulfate, and heparan sulfate. |
| Tissue Specificity | Widely expressed. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9850599}. |
| Top Pathways | Pentose and glucuronate interconversions, Ascorbate and aldarate metabolism, Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, Starch and sucrose metabolism |