| EC |
2.7.1.221 |
| Accepted name: |
N-acetylmuramate 1-kinase |
| Reaction: |
ATP + N-acetyl-D-muramate = ADP + N-acetyl-α-D-muramate 1-phosphate |
| Glossary: |
N-acetyl-D-muramate = 3-O-[(1R)-1-carboxyethyl]-2-acetoxy-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose |
| Other name(s): |
amgK (gene name) |
| Systematic name: |
ATP:N-acetyl-D-muramate 1-phosphotransferase |
| Comments: |
The enzyme, characterized from Pseudomonas species, participates in a peptidoglycan salvage pathway. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc |
| References: |
| 1. |
Gisin, J., Schneider, A., Nagele, B., Borisova, M. and Mayer, C. A cell wall recycling shortcut that bypasses peptidoglycan de novo biosynthesis. Nat. Chem. Biol. 9 (2013) 491–493. [DOI] [PMID: 23831760] |
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