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2.7.1.8: glucosamine kinase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about glucosamine kinase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 2.7.1.8

Reaction

ATP
+
D-glucosamine
=
ADP
+
D-glucosamine 6-phosphate

Synonyms

aminodeoxyglucose kinase, ATP:2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose-6-phosphotransferase, GlcN kinase, kinase (phosphorylating), glucosamine, kinase, glucosamine (phosphorylating)

ECTree

     2 Transferases
         2.7 Transferring phosphorus-containing groups
             2.7.1 Phosphotransferases with an alcohol group as acceptor
                2.7.1.8 glucosamine kinase

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 2.7.1.8 - glucosamine kinase

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
ATP:D-glucosamine 6-phosphotransferase
The enzyme is specific for glucosamine and has only a minor activity with D-glucose. Two unrelated enzymes with this activity have been described. One type was studied in the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, where it participates in a chitin degradation pathway. The other type has been described from actinobacteria, where it is involved in the incorporation of environmental glucosamine into antibiotic biosynthesis pathways. cf. EC 2.7.1.147, ADP-specific glucose/glucosamine kinase.