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
Comments: Both free and glycosidically bound N-acetyl- and N-glycolylneuraminates can act as O-acetyl acceptors.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9054-50-6
References:
1. Schauer, R. Biosynthese von N-Acetyl-O-acetylneuraminsaüren, I. Inkorporation von [14C]Acetate in Schnitte der Unterkieferspeicheldrüse von Rind und Pferd. Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem. 351 (1970) 595-602. [PMID: 5446640]
2. Schauer, R. Biosynthese von N-Acetyl-O-acetylneuraminsaüren, II. Untersuchungen über Substrat und intracelluläre Lokaslisation der Acetyl-Coenzym A: N-Acetylneuraminat-7- und 8-O-Acetyltransferase vom Rind. Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem. 351 (1970) 749-758. [PMID: 5425947]