Triokinase

Definition:

EC Tree > 2 Transferases > 2.7 Transferring phosphorus-containing groups > 2.7.1 Phosphotransferases with an alcohol group as acceptor > 2.7.1.28 triokinase
Triokinase is the triose-phosphate-utilizing kinase. It phosphorylates D-glyceraldehyde on the 3-hydroxyl, releasing ADP and D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, feeding triose-phosphate glycolysis and fructose/mannitol-derived glyceraldehyde. It occurs in viruses and cellular organisms.

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