Maltokinase

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Maltokinase
Identifiers
EC no. 2.7.1.175
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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

This enzyme requires Mg2+ for activity.

References

  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.