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UDP-N-acetyl-D-mannosamine dehydrogenase

UDP-N-acetyl-D-mannosamine dehydrogenase (, UDP-ManNAc 6-dehydrogenase, wecC (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-mannosamine:NAD<sup>+</sup> 6-oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-mannosamine + 2 NAD<sup>+</sup> + H<sub>2</sub>O UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-mannosaminuronate + 2 NADH + 2 H<sup>+</sup>

This enzyme participates in acetamido sugar biosynthesis in bacteria and archaea.

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