... subdomains. Localizationof the substrate binding pockets is analogous to that ofhexokinase, with the ATP pocket in the adenosine sub-domain and the sugar pocket on the opposite side within the b-sheet ... localizationof the cysteine residues, a three-dimensional model ofglucokinase was used [23]. Based on the sequence align-ments of glucokinase and GlcNAc kinase and the commonATP-binding domain, ... directly involved in binding the tworelevant functional groups of the kinase reaction, the c-phosphate of ATP and the hydroxyl group at C6 ofGlcNAc, or they may even be involved in the catalyticmechanism.DISCUSSIONThe...