Maltokinase

Maltokinase
Identifiers
EC number 2.7.1.175
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Maltokinase (EC 2.7.1.175) is an enzyme with systematic name ATP:alpha-maltose 1-phosphotransferase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

ATP + maltose \rightleftharpoons ADP + alpha-maltose 1-phosphate

This enzyme requires Mg2+ for activity.

References

  1. Mendes, V., Maranha, A., Lamosa, P., da Costa, M.S. and Empadinhas, N. (2010). "Biochemical characterization of the maltokinase from Mycobacterium bovis BCG". BMC Biochem. 11: #21–21. doi:10.1186/1471-2091-11-21. PMID 20507595.

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