Type: | Domain | Name: | Quinolinate phosphoribosyl transferase, C-terminal |
Description: | Quinolinate phosphoribosyl transferase (QPRTase) or nicotinate-nucleotide pyrophosphorylase is involved in the de novosynthesis of NAD in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It catalyses the reaction of quinolinic acid with 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate (PRPP) in the presence of Mg2+to give rise to nicotinic acid mononucleotide (NaMN), pyrophosphate and carbon dioxide [, ]. Unlike , this domain also includes the molybdenum transport system protein ModD. | Short Name: | Quinolinate_PRibosylTrfase_C |