Reaction: ATP + L-erythrulose = ADP + L-erythrulose 1-phosphate
Other name(s): lerK (gene name); L-erythrulose 1-kinase [incorrect]
Systematic name: ATP:L-erythrulose 1-phosphotransferase
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Mycobacterium smegmatis, participates in the degradation of L-threitol.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number:
References:
1. Huang, H., Carter, M.S., Vetting, M.W., Al-Obaidi, N., Patskovsky, Y., Almo, S.C. and Gerlt, J.A. A general strategy for the discovery of metabolic pathways: D-threitol, L-threitol, and erythritol utilization in Mycobacterium smegmatis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 137 (2015) 14570-14573. [PMID: 26560079]
2. Huang, H., Carter, M.S., Vetting, M.W., Al-Obaidi, N., Patskovsky, Y., Almo, S.C. and Gerlt, J.A. Correction to "A general strategy for the discovery of metabolic pathways: D-threitol, L-threitol, and erythritol utilization in Mycobacterium smegmatis". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138 (2016) 4267. [PMID: 26978037]