Deoxyadenosine kinase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

The enzyme characterised from calf thymus and from L1210 cells converts deoxyadenosine to deoxyadenosine monophosphate by transferring a phosphate group from the cofactor, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is converted to adenosine diphosphate (ADP).

This enzyme is a transferase, specifically one transferring phosphorus-containing groups (phosphotransferases) with an alcohol group as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is ATP:deoxyadenosine 5'-phosphotransferase. This enzyme is also called purine-deoxyribonucleoside kinase.

Structural studies As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code .

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