Term Name: UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase activity
Synonyms: acetylglucosamine 1-phosphate uridylyltransferase, GlmU uridylyltransferase activity, N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate uridyltransferase activity, UDP-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase activity, UDP-GlcNAc pyrophosphorylase activity, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase activity, uridine diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase activity, uridine diphosphoacetylglucosamine phosphorylase activity, uridine diphosphoacetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase activity, UTP:2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase activity, UTP:N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + UTP = diphosphate + UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0003977]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: uridylyltransferase activity