page_title: Alpha-D-phosphohexomutase superfamily
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: Alpha-D-phosphohexomutase superfamily / Background
caption_attribution_description: English: Summary of the superfamily
context_page_description: The alpha-D-phosphohexomutases are a large superfamily of enzymes, with members in all three domains of life. Enzymes from this superfamily are ubiquitous in organisms from E. Coli to humans, and catalyze a phosphoryl transfer reaction on a phosphosugar substrate. Four well studied subgroups in the superfamily are:
  Phosphoglucomutase
  Phosphoglucomutase/Phosphomannomutase
  Phosphoglucosamine mutase
  Phosphoaceytlglucosamine mutase
  Other enzymes in the superfamily are known to act as glucose 1,6-bisphosphate synthases and phosphopentomutases.
context_section_description: A number of proteins in the superfamily have been characterized functionally and structurally. This table illustrates different members of the superfamily.
caption: Summary of the superfamily [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][unreliable source?][31][32][33][34][35]
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