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EC 2.3.1.136 Details
EC number
2.3.1.136
Accepted name
polysialic-acid O-acetyltransferase
Reaction
acetyl-CoA + an α-2,8-linked polymer of sialic acid = CoA + polysialic acid acetylated at O-7 or O-9
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:polysialic-acid O-acetyltransferase
CAS registry number
116412-21-6
Comment
Acts only on substrates containing more than 14 sialosyl residues. Catalyses the modification of capsular polysaccharides in some strains of Escherichia coli.
History
created 1992
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