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2.7.2.1: acetate kinase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about acetate kinase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 2.7.2.1

Reaction

ATP
+
acetate
=
ADP
+
acetyl phosphate

Synonyms

acetate kinase (phosphorylating), acetic kinase, acetokinase, ACK, ackA, AckA1, AckA2, ACKase, AK, ATP-ecoAK, ATP-specific AK, EAK, EutP, EutQ, MM_0495, Sak, short chain fatty acid kinase, StAckA, urkinase

ECTree

     2 Transferases
         2.7 Transferring phosphorus-containing groups
             2.7.2 Phosphotransferases with a carboxy group as acceptor
                2.7.2.1 acetate kinase

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 2.7.2.1 - acetate kinase

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
ATP:acetate phosphotransferase
Requires Mg2+ for activity. While purified enzyme from Escherichia coli is specific for acetate [4], others have found that the enzyme can also use propanoate as a substrate, but more slowly [7]. Acetate can be converted into the key metabolic intermediate acetyl-CoA by coupling acetate kinase with EC 2.3.1.8, phosphate acetyltransferase. Both this enzyme and EC 2.7.2.15, propionate kinase, play important roles in the production of propanoate [9].