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Facts about Fucose mutarotase.
Involved in the interconversion between alpha- and beta- L-fucoses.
L-Fucose (6-deoxy-L-galactose) exists as alpha-L-fucose (29.5%) and beta-L-fucose (70.5%), the beta-form is metabolized through the salvage pathway.
| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | Fuom |
| Uniprot: | Q8R2K1 |
| Entrez: | 69064 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| RbsD / FucU family |

C10orf125; chromosome 10 open reading frame 125; FucM; fucose mutarotase; FUCU
Mass (kDA):
16.805 kDA

| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 7|7 F4 |
| Sequence: | 7; |
Widely expressed in various tissues and cell lines, including kidney, liver, and pancreas, marginally in muscle and testis.

PMID: 15052633 by Nakashima N., et al. A novel system for expressing recombinant proteins over a wide temperature range from 4 to 35 degrees C.
PMID: 17602138 by Park D., et al. Characterization and role of fucose mutarotase in mammalian cells.