Member database | PROSITE patterns |
PROSITE patterns type | conserved site |
Short name | SHIKIMATE_KINASE |
Description
Shikimate kinase (EC 2.7.1.71) catalyzes the fifth step in the biosynthesis
from chorismate of the aromatic amino acids (the shikimate pathway) in
bacteria (gene aroK or aroL), plants and in fungi (where it is part of a
multifunctional enzyme which catalyzes five consecutive steps in this
pathway).
Shikimate kinase is a small protein of about 200 residues. As a signature
pattern we selected a conserved region that contains a run of three glycines.