Reaction: acetyl-CoA + CMP-N-acetyl-β-neuraminate = CoA + CMP-N-acetyl-9-O-acetyl-β-neuraminate
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; CASD1; acetyl-CoA:N-acetylneuraminate 7-O(or 9-O)-acetyltransferase; N-acetylneuraminate 7-O(or 9-O)-acetyltransferase
Systematic name: acetyl-CoA:CMP-N-acetyl-β-neuraminate 9-O-acetyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme, found in animals, is essential for the formation of acetylated sialoglycans. The acetyl group has been shown to spontaneously move between the 9-O, 8-O, and 7-O positions of the neuraminate, with 9-O acetylation being most favoured.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 9054-50-6
References:
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2. Schauer, R. Biosynthese von N-Acetyl-O-acetylneuraminsaüren. II. Untersuchungen über Substrat und intracelluläre Lokalisation der Acetyl-coenzym A: N-acetylneuraminat-7- and 8-O-acetyltransferase von Rind. Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem. 351 (1970) 749-758. [PMID: 5425947]
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