title: Chemical synthesis of UDP-beta-L-arabinofuranose and its turnover to UDP-beta-L-arabinopyranose by UDP-galactopyranose mutase.
abstract: Uridine-5'-diphospho-beta-L-arabinofuranose, a possible donor of L-arabinofuranose residues in plants, was synthesized. This compound, in the presence of UDP-galactopyranose mutase, underwent interconversion with UDP-beta-L-arabinopyranose that is a likely precursor of L-arabinofuranose in vivo. This result provided a working model for the biogenesis of arabinofuranose in plants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D019751:Intramolecular Transferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry; D014531:Uridine Diphosphate Galactose / Q000378:metabolism; D014539:Uridine Diphosphate Sugars / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014539:Uridine Diphosphate Sugars; C040817:uridine diphosphate arabinose; D014531:Uridine Diphosphate Galactose; D019751:Intramolecular Transferases