catalytic activity:UDP-glucose + 2 NAD(+) + H(2)O = UDP-glucuronate + 2 NADH.,function:Involved in the biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycans; hyaluronan, chondroitin sulfate, and heparan sulfate.,pathway:Nucleotide-sugar biosynthesis; UDP-glucuronic acid biosynthesis; UDP-glucuronic acid from UDP-glucose: step 1/1.,similarity:Belongs to the UDP-glucose/GDP-mannose dehydrogenase family.,subunit:Homohexamer.,
nucleus,nucleoplasm,cytosol,extracellular exosome,
Detected in heart, placenta, liver, pancreas, spleen, thymus, prostate, ovary, small intestine and colon (PubMed:9737970). Widely expressed (PubMed:9737970).