ENTRY EC 2.7.1.59
NAME N-Acetylglucosamine kinase
CLASS Transferases
Transferring phosphorus-containing groups
Phosphotransferases with an alcohol group as acceptor
SYSNAME ATP:N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphotransferase
REACTION ATP + N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine = ADP +
N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate
SUBSTRATE ATP
N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine
PRODUCT ADP
N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate
COMMENT The bacterial enzyme also acts on D-glucose.
PATHWAY PATH: MAP00251 Glutamate metabolism
PATH: MAP00530 Aminosugars metabolism
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.7.1.59
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.7.1.59
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