Biology:N-acetylglucosamine kinase
| N-acetylglucosamine kinase | |||||||||
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 N-acetylglucosamine kinase dimer, Thermotoga maritima | |||||||||
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| EC number | 2.7.1.59 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 9027-48-9 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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In enzymology, a N-acetylglucosamine kinase (EC 2.7.1.59) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- ATP + N-acetyl-D-glucosamine [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] ADP + N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ATP and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, whereas its two products are ADP and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring phosphorus-containing groups (phosphotransferases) with an alcohol group as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is ATP:N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphotransferase. Other names in common use include acetylglucosamine kinase (phosphorylating), ATP:2-acetylamino-2-deoxy-D-glucose 6-phosphotransferase, 2-acetylamino-2-deoxy-D-glucose kinase, and acetylaminodeoxyglucokinase. This enzyme participates in glutamate metabolism and aminosugars metabolism.
References
- "N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine kinase. II. Escherichia coli". Methods Enzymol. 9: 421–425. 1966. doi:10.1016/0076-6879(66)09086-4.
- "N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine kinase. I. Streptococcus pyogenes". Methods Enzymol. 9: 415–420. 1966. doi:10.1016/0076-6879(66)09085-2.
- "Studies on hog spleen N-acetylglucosamine kinase. I. Purification and properties of N-acetylglucosamine kinase". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 220 (1): 51–60. October 1970. doi:10.1016/0005-2744(70)90228-7. PMID 4319609.
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