| phosphoenolpyruvate-protein phosphotransferase | |
| Ec Number: | 2.7.3.9 |
| Cas Number: | 37278-17-4 |
| Go Code: | 0008965 |
In enzymology, a phosphoenolpyruvate-protein phosphotransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
phosphoenolpyruvate + protein histidine
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are phosphoenolpyruvate and protein histidine, whereas its two products are pyruvate and protein Npi-phospho-L-histidine.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring phosphorus-containing groups (phosphotransferases) with a nitrogenous group as acceptor. This enzyme participates in phosphotransferase system (pts).
The systematic name of this enzyme class is phosphoenolpyruvate:protein-L-histidine Npi-phosphotransferase. Other names in common use include phosphoenolpyruvate sugar phosphotransferase enzyme I, phosphopyruvate-protein factor phosphotransferase, phosphopyruvate-protein phosphotransferase, sugar-PEP phosphotransferase enzyme I, and phosphoenolpyruvate:protein-L-histidine N-pros-phosphotransferase.