Reaction: UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + [protein]-L-asparagine = UDP + [protein]-N4-(N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl)-L-asparagine
Other name(s): uridine diphosphoacetylglucosamine-protein acetylglucosaminyltransferase; uridine diphospho-N-acetylglucosamine:polypeptide β-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase; N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I
Systematic name: UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine:[protein]-L-asparagine β-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl-transferase
Comments: The acceptor is the asparagine residue in a sequence of the form Asn-Xaa-Thr or Asn-Xaa-Ser.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 72319-34-7
References:
1. Khalkhali, Z. and Marshall, R.D. Glycosylation of ribonuclease A catalysed by rabbit liver extracts. Biochem. J. 146 (1975) 299-307. [PMID: 1156375]
2. Khalkhali, Z. and Marshall, R.D. UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-asparagine sequon N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminyl-transferase-activity in human serum. Carbohydr. Res. 49 (1976) 455-473. [PMID: 986874]
3. Khalkhali, Z., Marshall, R.D., Reuvers, F., Habets-Willems, C. and Boer, P. Glycosylation in vitro of an asparagine sequon catalysed by preparations of yeast cell membranes. Biochem. J. 160 (1976) 37-41. [PMID: 795426]