Pantothenate Kinase 2, Mitochondrial

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** Pantothenate kinase 2, mitochondrial (570 aa, ~63 kDa) is encoded by the human PANK2 gene. This protein plays a role in catalyzing the phosphorylation of pantothenate to generate 4'-phosphopantothenate.

**Synonyms:** - EC 2.7.1.33 - PANK2 - Pantothenate Kinase 2 - Pantothenic Acid Kinase 2 - hPanK2