Formate kinase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
The enzyme characterised from the bacterium, Clostridium cylindrosporum, converts formic acid to formyl phosphate by transferring a phosphate group from the cofactor, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is converted to adenosine diphosphate (ADP).
This enzyme is a transferases, specifically one transferring phosphorus-containing groups (phosphotransferases) with a carboxy group as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is ATP:formate phosphotransferase.
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