CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily GHMP kinase, C-terminal domain
Functional Family Galactokinase

Enzyme Information

2.7.1.6
Galactokinase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q9R7D7
ATP + alpha-D-galactose = ADP + alpha-D-galactose 1-phosphate.
-!- Part of the Leloir pathway for galactose metabolism. -!- The enzymes from mammals and from the bacterium Escherichia coli have no activity with N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q9R7D7
GAL1_LACLA
Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Il1403
Galactokinase

PDB Structure

PDB 1PIE
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Molecular Structure of Galactokinase
Thoden, J.B., Holden, H.M.
J.Biol.Chem.