Structural highlights
Function
PPM_THEKO Catalyzes the conversion of deoxyribose 1-phosphate to deoxyribose 5-phosphate. Shows also weak activity with glucose 1-phosphate and mannose 1-phosphate. Could be involved in pentose biosynthesis.[1]
References
- ↑ Rashid N, Imanaka H, Fukui T, Atomi H, Imanaka T. Presence of a novel phosphopentomutase and a 2-deoxyribose 5-phosphate aldolase reveals a metabolic link between pentoses and central carbon metabolism in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis. J Bacteriol. 2004 Jul;186(13):4185-91. PMID:15205420 doi:10.1128/JB.186.13.4185-4191.2004
