. "This enzyme, along with EC 4.2.1.126, is required for the utilization of anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid in proteobacteria." . "The substrate is either imported from the medium or derived from the bacterium's own cell wall murein during cell wall recycling." . "The product N-acetylmuramate 6-phosphate is produced as a 7:1 mixture of the alpha-and beta-anomers." . . . "Anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid kinase" . "AnhMurNAc kinase" . . "ATP + 1,6-anhydro-N-acetyl-beta-muramate + H(2)O = ADP + N-acetylmuramate 6-phosphate." .