Structural highlights
Function
KDGK_THET8 Involved in the degradation of glucose via the semi-phosphorylative Entner-Doudoroff pathway. Catalyzes the phosphorylation of 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate (KDG) to produce 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate (KDPG).[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
References
- ↑ Ohshima N, Inagaki E, Yasuike K, Takio K, Tahirov TH. Structure of Thermus thermophilus 2-Keto-3-deoxygluconate kinase: evidence for recognition of an open chain substrate. J Mol Biol. 2004 Jul 9;340(3):477-89. PMID:15210349 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2004.04.074
