| Product Name |
CMP-N,N’-diacetyllegionaminic acid synthase |
| Example Structure |
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| Synonyms |
CMP-legionaminic acid synthetase, CMP-N,N’-diacetyllegionaminic acid synthetase, legF, neuA |
| EC Number |
2.7.7.82 |
| CAS Registry Number |
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| Comments |
Isolated from the bacteria?Legionella pneumophila?and?Campylobacter jejuni. Involved in biosynthesis of legionaminic acid, a sialic acid-like derivative that is incorporated into virulence-associated cell surface glycoconjugates which may include lipopolysaccharide (LPS), capsular polysaccharide, pili and flagella. |
| Cofactor |
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| History |
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| Reactions |
Ctp + n,N-diacetyllegionaminate = CMP-N,N-diacetyllegionaminate + diphosphate. |
