Type: | Domain | Name: | Phosphopentomutase DeoB cap domain |
Description: | Phosphopentomutase is involved in the purine and pyrimidine salvage pathway of nucleotide synthesis. It catalyses a phosphotransfer on ribose and deoxyribose, converting D-ribose 1-phosphate to D-ribose 5-phosphate, and 2-deoxy-D-ribose 1-phosphate to 2-deoxy-D-ribose 5-phosphate []. Phosphopentomutase is composed of a core domain and a cap domain. This entry represents the cap domain []. | Short Name: | Phosphopentomutase_DeoB_cap |