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Lombricine is a
phosphagen that is
unique to earthworms. Structurally, it is a
phosphodiester of 2-guanidinoethanol and D-serine (not the
usual L-serine)...
- In enzymology, a
lombricine kinase (EC 2.7.3.5) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction ATP +
lombricine ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
- a set of
unique phosphagens; for example,
earthworms use the
compound lombricine.
Phosphagens were
discovered by
Philip Eggleton and his wife
Grace Eggleton...
- di(substituent) hydrogen phosphate or phosphoric acid di(substituent) ester DNA O‑[(2‑Guanidinoethoxy)hydroxyphosphoryl]‑l‑serine (prefix) (
Lombricine)...
- taurocyamine.
Lombricine kinase (EC 2.7.3.5), an annelid-specific
enzyme that
catalyses the
transfer of
phosphate from ATP to
lombricine. Smc74, a cercaria-specific...
- Gaffney, TJ; Rosenberg, H; Ennor, AH (1960). "The
formation in vivo of
lombricine in the
earthworm (Megascolides cameroni)". The
Biochemical Journal. 76...
- 2.7.3.3:
arginine kinase EC 2.7.3.4:
taurocyamine kinase EC 2.7.3.5:
lombricine kinase EC 2.7.3.6:
hypotaurocyamine kinase EC 2.7.3.7:
opheline kinase...
- PMID 13403909. K****ab R,
Pradel LA,
Nguyen VT (1965). "[ATP:taurocyamine and ATP:
lombricine phosphotransferases Purification and
study of SH groups]". Biochim. Biophys...
