| N-acetyl-D-glucosamine kinase | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Aliases | N-acetyl-D-glucosamine_kinaseIPR023505 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| External IDs | GeneCards: ; OMA:- orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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N-acetyl-D-glucosamine kinase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NAGK gene. [1] [2]
N-acetylglucosamine kinase (NAGK; EC 2.7.1.59) converts endogenous N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), a major component of complex carbohydrates, from lysosomal degradation or nutritional sources into GlcNAc 6-phosphate. NAGK belongs to the group of N-acetylhexosamine kinases and is a prominent salvage enzyme of amino sugar metabolism in mammals.[supplied by OMIM] [2]
NAGK has been shown to interact with STK16 [3] and LNX1. [4]