| 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, Gene, 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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