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Literature summary for 2.5.1.101 extracted from

  • Knirel, Y.; Senchenkova, S.; Kocharova, N.; Shashkov, A.; Helbig, J.; Zaehringer, U.
    Identification of a homopolymer of 5-acetamidino-7-acetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-D-glycero-D-talo-nonulosonic acid in the lipopolysaccharides of Legionella pneumophila non-1 serogroups (2001), Biochemistry, 66, 1035-1041.
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
gene lpg 0752, cloning and expression of NeuB results in insoluble protein which possesses very low levels of N,N'-diacetyllegionaminate synthase activity Legionella pneumophila

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-alpha-D-mannopyranose + phosphoenolpyruvate + H2O Legionella pneumophila
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N,N'-diacetyllegionaminate + phosphate
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?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Legionella pneumophila
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serogroups 2-14, and strains Lansing 3 and 16453-92 from another serogroup, gene lpg 0752 or neuB homologue
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-alpha-D-mannopyranose + phosphoenolpyruvate + H2O
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Legionella pneumophila N,N'-diacetyllegionaminate + phosphate
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?
2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-alpha-D-mannopyranose + phosphoenolpyruvate + H2O
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Legionella pneumophila N,N'-diacetyllegionaminate + phosphate i.e. Leg5Ac7Ac ?

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
NeuB
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Legionella pneumophila
nonulosonic acid synthase
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Legionella pneumophila

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
37
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assay at Legionella pneumophila

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.5
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assay at Legionella pneumophila

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
metabolism the enzyme is involved in the the Leg pathway, which is essential for the biosynthesis of CMP-N,N'-diacetyllegionaminate, that acts as a donor substrate with a selection of bacterial and mammalian sialyltransferases Legionella pneumophila
additional information NeuB can be substituted by NanA from Escherichia coli, a sialic acid aldolase that catalyzes the condensation of 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-alpha-D-mannopyranose with pyruvate resulting in N,N'-diacetyllegionaminate formation, ability of sialyltransferases to utilize the CMP-N,N'-diacetyllegionaminate donor, overview Legionella pneumophila