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EC 2.7.11.6 Details
EC number
2.7.11.6
Accepted name
[tyrosine 3-monooxygenase] kinase
Reaction
ATP + [tyrosine-3-monooxygenase] = ADP + phospho-[tyrosine-3-monooxygenase]
Other name(s)
pheochromocytoma tyrosine hydroxylase-associated kinase,
STK4,
tyrosine 3-monooxygenase kinase (phosphorylating)
Systematic name
ATP:[tyrosine-3-monoxygenase] phosphotransferase
CAS registry number
103537-12-8
Comment
The enzyme has no activating compound but is specific for its substrate, with which it co-purifies. Requires Mg2+. Activates EC 1.14.16.2, tyrosine 3-monooxygenase, by phosphorylation.
History
created 1989 as EC 2.7.1.124, transferred 2005 to EC 2.7.11.6
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