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EC 2.7.7.82 Details
EC number
2.7.7.82
Accepted name
CMP-N,N′-diacetyllegionaminic acid synthase
Reaction
CTP + N,N′-diacetyllegionaminate = CMP-N,N′-diacetyllegionaminate + diphosphate
Other name(s)
CMP-N,N′-diacetyllegionaminic acid synthetase, neuA (gene name), legF (gene name)
Systematic name
CTP:N,N′-diacetyllegionaminate cytidylyltransferase
Comment
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.
History
created 2012
EC Tree
2.7.7.16 created 1961, deleted 1972, [transferred to EC 3.1.4.22, deleted 1980]
2.7.7.17 created 1965, deleted 1972, [transferred to EC 3.1.4.23, deleted 1980]
2.7.7.20 created 1965, deleted 1972
2.7.7.26 created 1961 as EC 3.1.4.8, transferred 1965 to EC 2.7.7.26, deleted 1972
2.7.7.29 created 1972, deleted 2004