Synonym(s): Gamma-glutamyl kinase<p>Glutamate 5-kinase (<db_xref db="EC" dbkey="2.7.2.11"/>) catalyses the first stepin the biosynthesis of proline, the ATP-dependent phosphorylation of glutamate toglutamate 5-phosphate [<cite idref="PUB00002185"/>, <cite idref="PUB00002254"/>]. It belongs to the larger family of aspartokinases.</p><p>This signature pattern represents a highly conserved glycine- and alanine-rich region located in the central section of these enzymes in this entry. </p> Glutamate 5-kinase, conserved site