Maltokinase

Maltokinase

Maltokinase

Add article description

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 ADP + alpha-maltose 1-phosphate
Quick Facts Identifiers, EC no. ...

This enzyme requires Mg2+ for activity.

References

  1. [1]
    Mendes V, Maranha A, Lamosa P, da Costa MS, Empadinhas N (May 2010). "Biochemical characterization of the maltokinase from Mycobacterium bovis BCG". BMC Biochemistry. 11: 21. doi:10.1186/1471-2091-11-21. PMC 2885305. PMID 20507595.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Maltokinase, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.