Reaction: ATP + (phosphate)n = ADP + (phosphate)n+1
Other name(s): polyphosphate kinase 1; ppk1 (gene name); polyphosphate kinase (ambiguous); polyphosphoric acid kinase (ambiguous)
Systematic name: ATP:polyphosphate phosphotransferase
Comments: The enzyme is responsible for the synthesis of most of the cellular polyphosphate, using the terminal phosphate of ATP as substrate.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9026-44-2
References:
1. Hoffmann-Ostenhof, O., Kenedy, J., Keck, K., Gabriel, O. and Schönfellinger, H.W. En neues Phosphat-übertragendes Ferment aus Hefe. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 14 (1954) 285. [PMID: 13172250]
2. Kornberg, A., Kornberg, S.R. and Simms, E.S. Metaphosphate synthesis by an enzyme from Escherichia coli. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 20 (1956) 215-227. [PMID: 13315368]
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