glpK
3A
glycerol kinase
locus
JCVISYN3A_0218
Molecular weight
57.13 kDa
pI
5.87
function
Lipid salvage and biogenesis
product
Glycerol kinase
essential
Essential
Outlinks
Genomic Context
Categories containing this gene/protein
List of homologs in different organisms
Gene
Coordinates
131274 - 132791 (-)
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
ATP + glycerol --> ADP + H+ + sn-glycerol 3-phosphate (according to UniProt)
Structure
[PDB|1BU6] (from E. coli, 55% identity) [pubmed|9817843]
[AF|Q6MTY7]
Expression and Regulation
additional information
Early Growth Phase: proteins per cell: 397 [pubmed|30657448]
References
Reviews
Original publications
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Time of last update: 2026-09-19 14:26:40
Author of last update: TiagoPedreira