Structural highlights
Function
NAHK_BIFL2 Phosphorylates both N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) and N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) at similar rates. Involved in the lacto-N-biose I/galacto-N-biose (LNB/GNB) degradation pathway, which is important for host intestinal colonization by bifidobacteria. Also accepts GTP and ITP as phosphate donors. In vitro, can phosphorylate several GlcNAc and GalNAc derivatives.[1] [2] [3]
References
- ↑ Nishimoto M, Kitaoka M. Identification of N-acetylhexosamine 1-kinase in the complete lacto-N-biose I/galacto-N-biose metabolic pathway in Bifidobacterium longum. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Oct;73(20):6444-9. Epub 2007 Aug 24. PMID:17720833 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01425-07
- ↑ Cai L, Guan W, Kitaoka M, Shen J, Xia C, Chen W, Wang PG. A chemoenzymatic route to N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate analogues: substrate specificity investigations of N-acetylhexosamine 1-kinase. Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 May 28;(20):2944-6. doi: 10.1039/b904853g. Epub 2009 Apr, 24. PMID:19436918 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b904853g
- ↑ Cai L, Guan W, Wang W, Zhao W, Kitaoka M, Shen J, O'Neil C, Wang PG. Substrate specificity of N-acetylhexosamine kinase towards N-acetylgalactosamine derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Sep 15;19(18):5433-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.07.104., Epub 2009 Jul 25. PMID:19683921 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.07.104
