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EC 2.4.2.49 Details
EC number
2.4.2.49
Accepted name
neamine phosphoribosyltransferase
Reaction
neamine + 5-phospho-α-D-ribose 1-diphosphate = 5′′-phosphoribostamycin + diphosphate
Other name(s)
btrL (gene name), neoM (gene name)
Systematic name
neamine:5-phospho-α-D-ribose 1-diphosphate phosphoribosyltransferase
Comment
Involved in the biosynthetic pathways of several clinically important aminocyclitol antibiotics, including ribostamycin, neomycin and butirosin. The enzyme requires a divalent metal ion, optimally Mg2+, Ni2+ or Co2+.
History
created 2013
EC Tree
2.4.2.13 created 1961, deleted 1965