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MeSH Heading: Choline Kinase
Tree Number(s): D08.811.913.696.620.155
Unique ID: D002797
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002797
Scope Note: An enzyme that is active in the first step of choline phosphoglyceride (lecithin) biosynthesis by catalyzing the phosphorylation of choline to phosphorylcholine in the presence of ATP. Ethanolamine and its methyl and ethyl derivatives can also act as acceptors. EC 2.7.1.32.
Entry Term(s): ATP Choline Transphosphatase; Choline Phosphokinase
Related Numbers: 9026-67-9
CAS Type 1 Name: ATP:choline phosphotransferase
Previous Indexing: Choline (1974-1975); Phosphotransferases, ATP (1974-1975)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES, ATP 1976-90
History Note: 91(76); was see under PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES, ATP 1976-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/18
Revision Date: 2003/07/09

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Choline Kinase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025