Ammonia kinase

Definition:

EC Tree > 2 Transferases > 2.7 Transferring phosphorus-containing groups > 2.7.3 Phosphotransferases with a nitrogenous group as acceptor > 2.7.3.8 ammonia kinase
Ammonia kinase is the Saccharomyces cerevisiae phosphoramidate-forming kinase with broad specificity. It phosphorylates ammonia on the nitrogen, releasing ADP and phosphoramide; in the reverse direction N-phosphoglycine and N-phosphohistidine can act as donors and ADP, dADP, GDP, CDP, dTDP, dCDP, IDP and UDP as acceptors (in decreasing activity). Expected in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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