Hygromycin B 4-O-kinase (EC 2.7.1.163, hygromycin-B kinase) is an enzyme with systematic name ATP:hygromycin-B 4-O-phosphotransferase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- ATP + hygromycin B ADP + 4-O-phosphohygromycin B
Phosphorylates the antibiotic hygromycin B.
References
- ^ Rao RN, Allen NE, Hobbs JN, Alborn WE, Kirst HA, Paschal JW (November 1983). "Genetic and enzymatic basis of hygromycin B resistance in Escherichia coli". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 24 (5): 689–95. doi:10.1128/aac.24.5.689. PMC 185926. PMID 6318654.
External links
- Hygromycin+B+4-O-kinase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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