L-Fuculokinase

L-Fuculokinase
Identifiers
EC no.	2.7.1.51
CAS no.	9026-64-6
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / QuickGO
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L-Fuculokinase (EC 2.7.1.51) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

ATP + L-fuculose (L-fuculokinase) ⇌ ADP + L-fuculose-1-phosphate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ATP and L-fuculose, whereas its two products are ADP and L-fuculose-1-phosphate.^[1]

The gene name used for the gene that encodes L-fuculokinase is fucK.^[2]

L-Fuculokinase belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring phosphorus-containing groups (phosphotransferases) with an alcohol group as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is ATP:L-fuculose 1-phosphotransferase. Other names in common use include L-fuculokinase (phosphorylating), and L-fuculose kinase. This enzyme participates in fructose and mannose metabolism.

References

1. Heath EC, Ghalambor MA (1962). "The metabolism of L-fucose. I. The purification and properties of L-fuculose kinase". J. Biol. Chem. 237: 2423–6. PMID 13905785.
2. "NCBI gene database entry for E. coli O157:H7 fucK". National Center for Biotechnology Information. 2010-02-07. Retrieved 20 February 2010.