CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 3.30.230.10
Functional Family Galactokinase

Enzyme Information

2.7.1.6
Galactokinase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q9HHB6
ATP + alpha-D-galactose = ADP + alpha-D-galactose 1-phosphate.
-!- Part of the Leloir pathway for galactose metabolism. -!- The enzymes from mammals and from the bacterium Escherichia coli have no activity with N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q9HHB6
GAL1_PYRFU
Pyrococcus furiosus DSM 3638
Galactokinase

PDB Structure

PDB 1S4E
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Substrate specificity and mechanism from the structure of Pyrococcus furiosus galactokinase
Hartley, A., Glynn, S.E., Barynin, V., Baker, P.J., Sedelnikova, S.E., Verhees, C., de Geus, D., van der Oost, J., Timson, D.J., Reece, R.J., Rice, D.W.
J.Mol.Biol.
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