Entry
Name
4-hydroxytryptamine kinase;
PsiK
Class
Transferases;
Transferring phosphorus-containing groups;
Phosphotransferases with an alcohol group as acceptor
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
ATP:4-hydroxytryptamine 4-phosphotransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
ATP + 4-hydroxytryptamine = ADP + 4-hydroxytryptamine 4-phosphate [RN:
R11933 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
ADP [CPD:
C00008 ];
4-hydroxytryptamine 4-phosphate [CPD:
C21778 ]
Comment
Also acts on 4-hydroxy-L-tryptophan in vitro. Isolated from the fungus Psilocybe cubensis. Involved in the biosynthesis of the psychoactive compound psilocybin.
History
EC 2.7.1.222 created 2017
Pathway
ec00901 Indole alkaloid biosynthesis
ec01110 Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Orthology
K22435 4-hydroxytryptamine kinase
Genes
Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Fricke J, Blei F, Hoffmeister D
Title
Enzymatic Synthesis of Psilocybin.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.7.1.222
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