UniProt Summary: Catalyzes the phosphorylation of ribose at O-5 in a reaction requiring ATP and magnesium. The resulting D-ribose-5- phosphate can then be used either for sythesis of nucleotides, histidine, and tryptophan, or as a component of the pentose phosphate pathway. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03215, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17585908}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
PfkB
Phos pyr kin
GO Terms
ribokinase activity
D-ribose catabolic process
D-ribose metabolic process
pentose catabolic process
pentose-phosphate shunt
NADPH regeneration
pentose metabolic process
glucose 6-phosphate metabolic process
carbohydrate phosphorylation
NADP metabolic process
monosaccharide catabolic process
carbohydrate catabolic process
cellular carbohydrate metabolic process
monosaccharide metabolic process
generation of precursor metabolites and energy
small molecule catabolic process
carbohydrate metabolic process
organophosphate metabolic process
oxidation-reduction process
carbohydrate derivative metabolic process
phosphorylation
ATP binding
small molecule metabolic process
organic substance catabolic process
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)