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EC 2.5.1.56 Details
EC number
2.5.1.56
Accepted name
N-acetylneuraminate synthase
Reaction
phosphoenolpyruvate + N-acetyl-D-mannosamine + H2O = phosphate + N-acetylneuraminate
Other name(s)
(NANA)condensing enzyme, N-acetylneuraminate pyruvate-lyase (pyruvate-phosphorylating), NeuAc synthase
Systematic name
phosphoenolpyruvate:N-acetyl-D-mannosamine C-(1-carboxyvinyl)transferase (phosphate-hydrolysing, 2-carboxy-2-oxoethyl-forming)
CAS registry number
37290-66-7
History
created 1972 as EC 4.1.3.19, transferred 2002 to EC 2.5.1.56
EC Tree
2.5.1.12 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.13 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.14 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.37 created 1989, deleted 2004
2.5.1.40 created 1992, deleted 1999