Hexokinase-1
BE0001108ProteinHumansHK1
Catalyzes the phosphorylation of various hexoses, such as D-glucose, D-glucosamine, D-fructose, D-mannose and 2-deoxy-D-glucose, to hexose 6-phosphate (D-glucose 6-phosphate, D-glucosamine 6-phosphate, D-fructose 6-phosphate, D-mannose 6-phosphate and 2-deoxy-D-glucose 6-phosphate, respectively) (PubMed:1637300, PubMed:25316723, PubMed:27374331). It is acted on by 10 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- HK1
- UniProtKB entry
- P19367Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Mitochondrion outer membrane
- Residues / weight
- 917 residues · 102,485 Da
- Also known as
- 2.7.1.1 · Brain form hexokinase · Hexokinase type I · Hexokinase-A · HK I
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Hexokinase-1, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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