CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily GHMP kinase, C-terminal domain
Functional Family Galactokinase

Enzyme Information

2.7.1.6
Galactokinase.
based on mapping to UniProt O58107
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)

O58107
GAL1_PYRHO
Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3
Galactokinase

PDB Structure

PDB 2DEI
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Crystal Structure of galaktokinase from Pyrococcus horikoshii
Inagaki, E., Sakamoto, K., Shinkai, A., Yokoyama, S.
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