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EC 2.3.1.45 Details
EC number
2.3.1.45
Accepted name
N-acetylneuraminate 7-O(or 9-O)-acetyltransferase
Reaction
acetyl-CoA + N-acetylneuraminate = CoA + N-acetyl-7-O(or 9-O)-acetylneuraminate
Other name(s)
N-acetylneuraminate 7(8)-O-acetyltransferase,
sialate O-acetyltransferase,
N-acetylneuraminate 7,8-O-acetyltransferase,
acetyl-CoA:N-acetylneuraminate-7- or 8-O-acetyltransferase,
acetyl-CoA:N-acetylneuraminate-7- and/or 8-O-acetyltransferase,
glycoprotein 7(9)-O-acetyltransferase,
acetyl-CoA:N-acetylneuraminate-9(7)-O-acetyltransferase,
N-acetylneuraminate O7-(or O9-)acetyltransferase,
acetyl-CoA:N-acetylneuraminate-9(or 7)-O-acetyltransferase
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:N-acetylneuraminate 7-O(or 9-O)-acetyltransferase
CAS registry number
9054-50-6
Comment
Both free and glycosidically bound N-acetyl- and N-glycolylneuraminates can act as O-acetyl acceptors.
History
created 1972
EC Tree
2.3.1.55 created 1976, deleted 1999
2.3.1.120 created 1990, deleted 1992
2.3.1.124 created 1990, deleted 1992