Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate

Stable Identifier
R-HSA-75887
Type
Reaction
Species
Homo sapiens
Compartment
cytosol
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Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate
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Glycerol can be a source for glycerol-3-phosphate, in which case, a phosphate form ATP is transferred to glycerol by glycerol kinase forming glycerol-3-phosphate and ADP.

Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
15845384 Human and murine glycerol kinase: influence of exon 18 alternative splicing on function

Zhang, YH, McCabe, ER, Dipple, KM, Ohira, RH

Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005
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glycerol kinase activity of GK,GK2,GK3P [cytosol]

Physical Entity
GK,GK2,GK3P [cytosol] (Homo sapiens)
Activity
glycerol kinase activity (GO:0004370)
Orthologous Events
Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate (Bos taurus)
Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate (Canis familiaris)
Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate (Danio rerio)
Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate (Dictyostelium discoideum)
Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate (Drosophila melanogaster)
Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate (Gallus gallus)
Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate (Mus musculus)
Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate (Plasmodium falciparum)
Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate (Rattus norvegicus)
Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate (Sus scrofa)
Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol-3-phosphate (Xenopus tropicalis)
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Rhea
Authored
Gopinathrao, G  (2003-10-02)
Created
Gopinathrao, G  (2003-09-07)
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