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ADP—thymidine kinase

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ADP—thymidine kinase (EC 2.7.1.118) is an enzyme that catalyzes a chemical reaction that converts thymidine to thymidine phosphate by transferring a phosphate group from the cofactor, adenosine diphosphate (ADP), which is converted to adenosine monophosphate (AMP):

ADP +
 
 
 
 
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AMP +
 

The enzyme was characterised from cells which had been infected with Herpes simplex virus.[1]

This enzyme is a transferase, specifically one transferring phosphorus-containing groups (phosphotransferases) with an alcohol group as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is ADP:thymidine 5'-phosphotransferase. Other names in common use include ADP:dThd phosphotransferase, and adenosine diphosphate-thymidine phosphotransferase.[2]

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