Reaction: ATP + erythritol = ADP + D-erythritol 4-phosphate
Other name(s): erythritol kinase (phosphorylating) (ambiguous)
Systematic name: ATP:erythritol 4-phosphotransferase
Comments: The enzyme has been characterized from the bacterium Propionibacterium acidipropionici (previously known as Propionibacterium pentosaceum). cf. EC 2.7.1.215, erythritol kinase (L-erythritol 4-phosphate-forming).
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9030-64-2
References:
1. Shetter, J.K. Formation of D-erythritol 4-phosphate by Propionibacterium pentosaceum. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 78 (1956) 3722-3723.
2. Holten, D. and Fromm, H.J. Purification and properties of erythritol kinase from Propionibacterium pentosaceum. J. Biol. Chem. 236 (1961) 2581-2584. [PMID: 13908588]