NCBI Accession #
NP_196069.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_120531.3
NCBI Official Full Name
phytol kinase 1 VTE5
NCBI Official Symbol
VTE5
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
T32M21.90; T32M21_90; vitamin E pathway gene 5
NCBI Protein Information
phytol kinase 1 VTE5
NCBI Summary
Encodes a protein with phytol kinase activity involved in tocopherol biosynthesis.
UniProt Protein Name
Phytol kinase 1, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Vitamin E pathway gene 5 protein
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9LZ76
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q84WC0; Q8LF61
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9LZ76
UniProt Comments
Kinase involved in the activation and reutilization of phytol from chlorophyll degradation in plant metabolism, including tocopherol biosynthesis. Catalyzes the conversion of phytol to phytol monophosphate (PMP) in the presence of CTP or UTP. No activity with ATP or GTP as phosphoryl donor.