Protein
ATP-dependent 6-phosphofructokinase
Organism
Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum (strain ATCC 7956 / DSM 571 / NCIB 9385 / NCA 3814)
Function
Catalyzes the ATP-dependent phosphorylation of D-fructose 6-phosphate to fructose 1,6-bisphosphate. Together with the adjacently encoded sucrose 6'-phosphate phosphorylase, may be involved in a new pathway for the degradation of sucrose. Cannot phosphorylate D-fructose.
Similarity
Belongs to the carbohydrate kinase PfkB family.
Sequence
MFNFNDKIVFDDKKYDVLTVGEMLVDMISTDYGDDFECDTYKKYFGGSPANIAINSKMLGINSIIVSSVGNDGLGKFLLKKLQEHHIEIKYVRQVDYSTSMVLVTKSKSSPTPIFYRDADYHIEYSDELKYLIENTKIVHFSSWPISRNPSRSTVEILIDECKKYDVLVCYDPNYHSMIWERGHDGREYIKSLIAKVDIIKPSEDDAERIFGKDTPENQLKKFLDLGAKLVILTLGKDGAIVSNGEETIRFNTLADEVVDTTGAGDAFWSGFYSGLIKGYTLKKSLELGFAVSAYKLRYVGAIVDLPDIDTIKSMYDLKKLR