Adenosine kinase

adenosine kinase
Cartoon representation of the molecular structure of protein registered with 1lio code.
Identifiers
EC number 2.7.1.20
CAS number 9027-72-9
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 / EGO

In enzymology, an adenosine kinase (EC 2.7.1.20) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

ATP + adenosine \rightleftharpoons ADP + AMP

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ATP and adenosine, whereas its two products are ADP and AMP.

This enzyme 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:adenosine 5'-phosphotransferase. This enzyme is also called adenosine kinase (phosphorylating). This enzyme participates in purine metabolism.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 16 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1BX4, 1DGM, 1LII, 1LIJ, 1LIK, 1LIO, 2A9Y, 2A9Z, 2AA0, 2AB8, 2ABS, 2GL0, 2PKF, 2PKK, 2PKM, and 2PKN.

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