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2.7.2.7: butyrate kinase

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

Word Map on EC 2.7.2.7

Reaction

ATP
+
Butanoate
=
ADP
+
butanoyl phosphate

Synonyms

BK, BKI, BKII, Buk, buk1, Buk2, butyrate kinase, butyrate kinase 2, butyrate kinase I, butyrate kinase II, butyrokinase, kinase (phosphorylating), butyrate, kinase, butyrate (phosphorylating)

ECTree

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

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 2.7.2.7 - butyrate kinase

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
ATP:butanoate 1-phosphotransferase
The enzyme from Clostridium sp. also acts, more slowly, on pentanoate and propanoate, and on some branched-chain fatty acids (cf. EC 2.7.1.14 sedoheptulokinase).