Protein
2-dehydro-3-deoxygluconokinase/2-dehydro-3-deoxygalactonokinase
Organism
Saccharolobus solfataricus (strain ATCC 35092 / DSM 1617 / JCM 11322 / P2)
Function
Involved in the degradation of glucose and galactose via the semi-phosphorylative Entner-Doudoroff pathway. Catalyzes the phosphorylation of 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate (KDG) and 2-keto-3-deoxygalactonate (KDGal) to produce 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate (KDPG) and 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogalactonate (KDPGal), respectively.
Similarity
Belongs to the carbohydrate kinase PfkB family.
Sequence
MVDVIALGEPLIQFNSFNPGPLRFVNYFEKHVAGSELNFCIAVVRNHLSCSLIARVGNDEFGKNIIEYSRAQGIDTSHIKVDNESFTGIYFIQRGYPIPMKSELVYYRKGSAGSRLSPEDINENYVRNSRLVHSTGITLAISDNAKEAVIKAFELAKSRSLDTNIRPKLWSSLEKAKETILSILKKYDIEVLITDPDDTKILLDVTDPDEAYRKYKELGVKVLLYKLGSKGAIAYKDNVKAFKDAYKVPVEDPTGAGDAMAGTFVSLYLQGKDIEYSLAHGIAASTLVITVRGDNELTPTLEDAERFLNEFKT