LMPD Database

LMP013581

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Namenicotinamide riboside kinase 1
Protein EntryNRK1_RAT
UniProt IDQ6AY91
SpeciesRat
Comments
Comment typeDescription
Catalytic ActivityATP + 1-(beta-D-ribofuranosyl)-nicotinamide = ADP + beta-nicotinamide D-ribonucleotide.
Catalytic ActivityATP + beta-D-ribosylnicotinate = ADP + nicotinate beta-D-ribonucleotide.
FunctionCatalyzes the phosphorylation of nicotinamide riboside (NR) and nicotinic acid riboside (NaR) to form nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) and nicotinic acid mononucleotide (NaMN)
PathwayCofactor biosynthesis; NAD(+) biosynthesis.
SimilarityBelongs to the uridine kinase family. NRK subfamily
SubunitMonomer