Transketolase
BE0000039ProteinHumansTKT
Catalyzes the transfer of a two-carbon ketol group from a ketose donor to an aldose acceptor, via a covalent intermediate with the cofactor thiamine pyrophosphate (PubMed:20667822, PubMed:27259054, PubMed:31534226). It is acted on by 3 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- TKT
- UniProtKB entry
- P29401Swiss-Prot
- Residues / weight
- 623 residues · 67,877 Da
- Also known as
- 2.2.1.1 · TK
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Transketolase, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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