Ribose-phosphate pyrophosphokinase
BE0001675ProteinBacillus subtilis (strain 168)prs
Involved in the biosynthesis of the central metabolite phospho-alpha-D-ribosyl-1-pyrophosphate (PRPP) via the transfer of pyrophosphoryl group from ATP to 1-hydroxyl of ribose-5-phosphate (Rib-5-P). It is acted on by 2 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- prs
- UniProtKB entry
- P14193Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cytoplasm
- Residues / weight
- 317 residues · 34,868 Da
- Also known as
- 2.7.6.1 · 5-phospho-D-ribosyl alpha-1-diphosphate · 5-phospho-D-ribosyl alpha-1-diphosphate synthase · P-Rib-PP synthase · Phosphoribosyl diphosphate synthase
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which compounds in development act on Ribose-phosphate pyrophosphokinase, and which indications are they being tested in?
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