Amicoumacin kinase

Definition:

EC Tree > 2 Transferases > 2.7 Transferring phosphorus-containing groups > 2.7.1 Phosphotransferases with an alcohol group as acceptor > 2.7.1.230 amicoumacin kinase
Amicoumacin kinase is a Bacillus antibiotic-resistance kinase. It phosphorylates the antibacterial amicoumacin A on the 2-hydroxyl, releasing ADP and amicoumacin A 2-phosphate, which is inactive, thereby conferring resistance on the producing or invading bacterium. Expected in Bacillus.

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