Gene Symbol | RFK |
Entrez Gene ID | 55312 |
Full Name | riboflavin kinase |
Synonyms | RIFK |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
Genome | |
Summary | Riboflavin kinase (RFK; EC 2.7.1.26) is an essential enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of riboflavin (vitamin B2) to form flavin mononucleotide (FMN), an obligatory step in vitamin B2 utilization and flavin cofactor synthesis (Karthikeyan et al., 2003 [PubMed 12623014]).[supplied by OMIM, Nov 2009]. |
Disorder MIM: |