glycerol kinase 5 (ATP:glycerol 3-phosphotransferase, GK5)

Function

• polyol metabolism; glycerol degradation via glycerol kinase pathway; sn-glycerol 3-phosphate from glycerol: step 1/1 ATP + glycerol = ADP + sn-glycerol 3-phosphate

Structure

belongs to the FGGY kinase family

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=3

More general terms

• glycerol kinase

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q6ZS86.html