| EC |
2.7.1.100 |
| Accepted name: |
S-methyl-5-thioribose kinase |
| Reaction: |
ATP + S-methyl-5-thio-D-ribose = ADP + S-methyl-5-thio-α-D-ribose 1-phosphate |
| Other name(s): |
5-methylthioribose kinase (phosphorylating); methylthioribose kinase; 5-methylthioribose kinase; ATP:S5-methyl-5-thio-D-ribose 1-phosphotransferase |
| Systematic name: |
ATP:S-methyl-5-thio-D-ribose 1-phosphotransferase |
| Comments: |
CTP also acts, but more slowly. |
| References: |
| 1. |
Ferro, A.J., Barrett, A. and Shapiro, S.K. 5-Methylthioribose kinase. A new enzyme involved in the formation of methionine from 5-methylthioribose. J. Biol. Chem. 253 (1978) 6021–6025. [PMID: 210167] |
| 2. |
Guranowski, A. Plant 5-methylthioribose kinase. Plant Physiol. 71 (1983) 932–935. [PMID: 16662931] |
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