ENTRY       EC 2.7.1.16
NAME        Ribulokinase
CLASS       Transferases
            Transferring phosphorus-containing groups
            Phosphotransferases with an alcohol group as acceptor
SYSNAME     ATP:L(or D)-ribulose 5-phosphotransferase
REACTION    ATP + L-Ribulose or D-Ribulose = ADP + L-Ribulose 5-phosphate or 
            D-Ribulose 5-phosphate
SUBSTRATE   ATP
            D-Ribulose
            L-Ribulose
            Ribitol
            L-Arabinitol
PRODUCT     ADP
            D-Ribulose 5-phosphate
            L-Ribulose 5-phosphate
            Ribitol 5-phosphate
            L-Arabinitol 5-phosphate
COMMENT     Ribitol and L-arabinitol can also act as acceptors
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00040  Pentose and glucuronate interconversions
GENES       ECO: b0063(araB)
            BSU: araB
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.7.1.16
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.7.1.16
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