EC 2.7.1.16 - Ribulokinase

  IntEnz view ENZYME view
XML

IntEnz Enzyme Nomenclature
EC 2.7.1.16

Names

Accepted name:
ribulokinase
Other names:
L-ribulokinase
ribulokinase (phosphorylating)
Systematic name:
ATP:L(or D)-ribulose 5-phosphotransferase

Reaction

Comments:

Ribitol and L-arabinitol can also act as acceptors.

Links to other databases

Enzymes and pathways: NC-IUBMB , BRENDA , ExplorEnz , ENZYME@ExPASy , KEGG , MetaCyc , UniPathway
Structural data: CSA , EC2PDB
Gene Ontology: GO:0008741
CAS Registry Number: 9030-57-3
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: (77) [show] [UniProt]

References

  1. Burma, D.P. and Horecker, B.L.
    Pentose fermentation by Lactobacillus plantarum. III. Ribulokinase.
    J. Biol. Chem. 231 : 1039-1051 (1958).
  2. Lee, N. and Bendet, I.
    Crystalline L-ribulokinase from Escherichia coli.
    J. Biol. Chem. 242 : 2043-2050 (1967). [PMID: 5336963]
  3. Simpson, F.J., Wolin, M.J. and Wood, W.A.
    Degradation of L-arabinose by Aerobacter aerogenes. I. A pathway involving phosphorylated intermediates.
    J. Biol. Chem. 230 : 457-472 (1958).

[EC 2.7.1.16 created 1961]