| Entrez Gene ID | 55312 |
|---|---|
| Official Gene Symbol | RFK (GeneCards) |
| Full name | riboflavin kinase |
| Location | 9q21.13 |
| Other ids | Vega : OTTHUMG00000020040 MIM : 613010 HGNC : HGNC:30324 Ensembl : ENSG00000135002 |
| Other names | RIFK |
| Summary | Riboflavin kinase (RFK; EC 2.7.1.26) is an essential enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of riboflavin (vitamin B2) to form flavin mononucleotide (FMN), an obligatory step in vitamin B2 utilization and flavin cofactor synthesis (Karthikeyan et al., 2003 [PubMed 12623014]).[supplied by OMIM, Nov 2009] |