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EC 2.7.1.26 Details
EC number
2.7.1.26
Accepted name
riboflavin kinase
Reaction
ATP + riboflavin = ADP + FMN
Other name(s)
flavokinase, FK, RFK
Systematic name
ATP:riboflavin 5′-phosphotransferase
CAS registry number
9032-82-0
Comment
The cofactors FMN and FAD participate in numerous processes in all organisms, including mitochondrial electron transport, photosynthesis, fatty-acid oxidation, and metabolism of vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and folates [5]. While monofunctional riboflavin kinase is found in eukaryotes, some bacteria have a bifunctional enzyme that exhibits both this activity and that of EC 2.7.7.2, FMN adenylyltransferase [5]. A divalent metal cation is required for activity (with different species preferring Mg2+, Mn2+ or Zn2+). In Bacillus subtilis, ATP can be replaced by other phosphate donors but with decreasing enzyme activity in the order ATP > dATP > CTP > UTP [6].
History
created 1961, modified 2007
EC Tree
2.7.1.9 created 1961, deleted 1965
2.7.1.57 created 1972, deleted 1984
2.7.1.70 created 1972, deleted 2004
2.7.1.75 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.7.1.96 created 1978, deleted 1978
2.7.1.97 created 1978, deleted 1992
2.7.1.98 created 1978, deleted 1984
2.7.1.111 created 1984, deleted 1992
2.7.1.133 created 1990, deleted 2002
2.7.1.139 created 1992, deleted 2002
2.7.1.152 created 2002, deleted 2003