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Literature summary for 2.7.1.1 extracted from

  • Rose, M.
    Molecular and biochemical characterization of the hexokinase from the starch-utilizing yeast Schwanniomyces occidentalis (1995), Curr. Genet., 27, 330-338.
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
hexokinase gene is cloned by cross hybridization with a probe from the Saccharomyces cerevisiae HXK2 gene and characterized, DNA is sequenced Schwanniomyces occidentalis

Protein Variants

Protein Variants Comment Organism
additional information deletion mutant is unable to grow on fructose as the sole carbon source, but still grows on glucose, deletion mutants prevent glucose repression of invertase and maltase Schwanniomyces occidentalis

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.98
-
D-glucose hexokinase Schwanniomyces occidentalis
9.3
-
D-fructose hexokinase Schwanniomyces occidentalis

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
53400
-
x * 53400, calculated from the DNA sequence Schwanniomyces occidentalis

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Schwanniomyces occidentalis
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starch-utilizing yeast, strain CBS819, i.e. ATCC2322, 2 isoenzymes: hexokinase and glucokinase
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
hexokinase and glucokinase Schwanniomyces occidentalis

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
0.008
-
D-fructose as substrate, hxk mutant Schwanniomyces occidentalis
0.076
-
D-glucose as substrate, hxk mutant Schwanniomyces occidentalis
0.151
-
D-glucose as substrate, wild type hexokinase Schwanniomyces occidentalis
0.197
-
D-fructose as substrate, wild type hexokinase Schwanniomyces occidentalis

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
D-fructose + ATP hexokinase, but not glucokinase Schwanniomyces occidentalis ADP + D-fructose 6-phosphate
-
?
D-glucose + ATP hexokinase and glucokinase Schwanniomyces occidentalis ADP + D-glucose 6-phosphate
-
?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
? x * 53400, calculated from the DNA sequence Schwanniomyces occidentalis

pH Stability

pH Stability pH Stability Maximum Comment Organism
additional information
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hexokinase is extremely unstable at its isoelectric point Schwanniomyces occidentalis

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
ATP
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Schwanniomyces occidentalis