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Nucleoside-Phosphate Kinase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Nucleoside-Phosphate Kinase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.913.696.650.575
Unique ID
D009703
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009703
Scope Note
An enzyme that catalyzes reversible reactions of a nucleoside triphosphate, e.g., ATP, with a nucleoside monophosphate, e.g., UMP, to form ADP and UDP. Many nucleoside monophosphates can act as acceptor while many ribo- and deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates can act as donor. EC 2.7.4.4.
Entry Term(s)
Nucleoside Monophosphate Kinases
Registry Numbers
EC 2.7.4.4
Related Numbers
9026-50-0
CAS Type 1 Name
ATP:nucleoside-phosphate phosphotransferase
Previous Indexing
Nucleotides (1966-1976)
Phosphotransferases (1966-1973)
Phosphotransferases, ATP (1974-1976)
Public MeSH Note
94; was NUCLEOSIDE MONOPHOSPHATE KINASES 1977-93 (see under PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES, ATP 1977-90)
Online Note
use NUCLEOSIDE-PHOSPHATE KINASE to search NUCLEOSIDE MONOPHOSPHATE KINASES 1977-93
History Note
94; was NUCLEOSIDE MONOPHOSPHATE KINASES 1977-93 (see under PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES, ATP 1977-90)
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1976/05/19
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Nucleoside-Phosphate Kinase Preferred
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