EC |
2.7.1.59 |
Accepted name: |
N-acetylglucosamine kinase |
Reaction: |
ATP + N-acetyl-D-glucosamine = ADP + N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate |
Other name(s): |
acetylglucosamine kinase (phosphorylating); ATP:2-acetylamino-2-deoxy-D-glucose 6-phosphotransferase; 2-acetylamino-2-deoxy-D-glucose kinase; acetylaminodeoxyglucokinase |
Systematic name: |
ATP:N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphotransferase |
Comments: |
The bacterial enzyme also acts on D-glucose. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9027-48-9 |
References: |
1. |
Asensio, C. and Ruiz-Amil, M. N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine kinase. II. Escherichia coli. Methods Enzymol. 9 (1966) 421–425. |
2. |
Barkulis, S.S. N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine kinase. I. Streptococcus pyrogenes. Methods Enzymol. 9 (1966) 415–420. |
3. |
Datta, A. Studies on hog spleen N-acetylglucosamine kinase. I. Purification and properties of N-acetylglucosamine kinase. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 220 (1970) 51–60. [DOI] [PMID: 4319609] |
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[EC 2.7.1.59 created 1972] |
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