Entrez gene ID | | 55312 |
Official gene symbol | | RFK |
Full name | | riboflavin kinase |
Aliases | | ,FLJ11149,RIFK, |
Gene 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] |
Location | | Chromosome: 9 Locus: 9q21.13 |
Gene position | | 79009444 - 79000433 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 9012 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 613010 |
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