Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c)
Function
Catalyzes the phosphorylation of ribose at O-5 in a reaction requiring ATP and magnesium. The resulting D-ribose-5-phosphate can then be used either for sythesis of nucleotides, histidine, and tryptophan, or as a component of the pentose phosphate pathway.
Similarity
Belongs to the carbohydrate kinase PfkB family. Ribokinase subfamily.
Sequence
MGITVIGSLNYDLDTFTDRLPNAGETFRANHFETHAGGKGLNQAAAIGKLKNPSSRYSVRMIGNVGNDTFGKQLKDTLSDCGVDITHVGTYEGINTGTATILIEEKAGGQNRILIVEGANSKTIYDPKQLCEIFPEGKEEEEYVVFQHEIPDPLSIIKWIHANRPNFQIVYNPSPFKAMPKKDWELVDLLVVNEIEGLQIVESVFDNELVEEIREKIKDDFLGEYRKICELLYEKLMNRKKRGIVVMTLGSRGVLFCSHESPEVQFLPAIQNVSVVDTTGAGDTFLGGLVTQLYQGETLSTAIKFSTLASSLTIQRKGAAESMPLYKDVQKDA