Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase activity. Predicted to be involved in NAD salvage and response to oxidative stress. Predicted to act upstream of or within pyridine nucleotide biosynthetic process. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Predicted to be active in cytosol. Is expressed in alimentary system and liver. Orthologous to human NAPRT (nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase).