enzymology An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...

, a 2-dehydro-3-deoxygluconokinase () is an

enzyme An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...

that

catalyzes Catalysis () is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst (). Catalysts are not consumed by the reaction and remain unchanged after it. If the reaction is rapid and the catalyst recycles quick ...

the

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:ATP + 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate

\rightleftharpoons

ADP + 6-phospho-2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ATP and 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate, whereas its two

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are ADP and 6-phospho-2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate. This enzyme belongs to the family of

transferase In biochemistry, a transferase is any one of a class of enzymes that catalyse the transfer of specific functional groups (e.g. a methyl or glycosyl group) from one molecule (called the donor) to another (called the acceptor). They are involved ...

s, specifically those transferring phosphorus-containing groups (

phosphotransferase In molecular biology, phosphotransferases are proteins in the transferase family of enzymes ( EC number 2.7) that catalyze certain chemical reactions. The general form of the phosphorylation reactions they catalyze is: \ce Where P is a phosphat ...

s) with an alcohol group as acceptor. The

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of this enzyme class is ATP:2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate 6-phosphotransferase. Other names in common use include 2-keto-3-deoxygluconokinase, 2-keto-3-deoxy-D-gluconic acid kinase, 2-keto-3-deoxygluconokinase (phosphorylating), 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate kinase, and ketodeoxygluconokinase. This enzyme participates in

pentose phosphate pathway The pentose phosphate pathway (also called the phosphogluconate pathway and the hexose monophosphate shunt or HMP shunt) is a metabolic pathway parallel to glycolysis. It generates NADPH and pentoses (five-carbon sugars) as well as ribose 5-ph ...

and pentose and glucuronate interconversions.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, only one

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has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code .

References

EC 2.7.1 Enzymes of known structure {{2.7-enzyme-stub