Phosphomevalonate kinase explained
| Phosphomevalonate kinase |
| Ec Number: | 2.7.4.2 |
| Cas Number: | 9026-46-4 |
| Phosphomevalonate kinase |
| Hgncid: | 9141 |
| Symbol: | PMVK |
| Entrezgene: | 10654 |
| Omim: | 607622 |
| Refseq: | NM_006556 |
| Uniprot: | Q15126 |
| Ecnumber: | 2.7.4.2 |
| Chromosome: | 1 |
| Arm: | p |
| Band: | 13 |
| Locussupplementarydata: | -q23 |
Phosphomevalonate kinase is an enzyme in the mevalonate pathway[1] [2] [3] that in humans is encoded by the PMVK gene.
Notes and References
- Bloch K, Chaykin S, Phillips AH, De Waard A . Mevalonic acid pyrophosphate and isopentenylpyrophosphate . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 234 . 2595–604 . October 1959 . 10 . 10.1016/S0021-9258(18)69744-3 . 13801508 . free .
- Henning U, Moslein EM, Lynen F . Biosynthesis of terpenes. V. Formation of 5-pyrophosphomevalonic acid by phosphomevalonic kinase . Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics . 83 . 1 . 259–67 . July 1959 . 13662013 . 10.1016/0003-9861(59)90031-1 .
- Levy HR, Popjak G . Studies on the biosynthesis of cholesterol. 10. Mevalonic kinase from liver . The Biochemical Journal . 75 . 417–28 . June 1960 . 3 . 14416398 . 1204488 . 10.1042/bj0750417 .
