Skip to main content

Medical Subject Headings (thesaurus)

Search from vocabulary

Concept information

Preferred term

Glycerol Kinase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of glycerol 3-phosphate from ATP and glycerol. Dihydroxyacetone and L-glyceraldehyde can also act as acceptors; UTP and, in the case of the yeast enzyme, ITP and GTP can act as donors. It provides a way for glycerol derived from fats or glycerides to enter the glycolytic pathway. EC 2.7.1.30.

Entry terms

  • 9030-66-4 (CAS RN)
  • ATP:glycerol 3-phosphotransferase
  • Glycerokinase

In other languages

  • French

  • 9030-66-4 (CAS RN)
  • ATP:glycerol 3-phosphotransferase

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SVR0TWJJ-D

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 11/19/74, last modified 7/9/03