Description
N-acetylhexosamine 1-kinase (EC 2.7.1.162, NahK, LnpB, N-acetylgalactosamine/N-acetylglucosamine 1-kinase) is an enzyme with systematic name ATP:N-acetyl-D-hexosamine 1-phosphotransferase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction: ATP + N-acetyl-D-hexosamine → ADP + N-acetyl-alpha-D-hexosamine 1-phosphate. This enzyme is involved in the lacto-N-biose I/galacto-N-biose degradation pathway in the probiotic bacterium Bifidobacterium longum.
Abbr
NahK, Recombinant (Bifidobacterium longum)
Species
Bifidobacterium longum
Enzyme Commission Number
EC 2.7.1.162
Purity
min 95% by SDS-PAGE
Unit Definition
One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme that catalyzes the formation of 1 μmol of GlcNAc-1-P from GlcNAc and ATP per minute at 37 °C.
Synonyms
EC 2.7.1.162; NahK; LnpB; N-acetylgalactosamine/N-acetylglucosamine 1-kinase; ATP:N-acetyl-D-hexosamine 1-phosphotransferase
Download Datasheet