CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Antifreeze-like/N-acetylneuraminic acid synthase C-terminal domain
Functional Family Sialic acid synthase

Enzyme Information

2.5.1.57
N-acylneuraminate-9-phosphate synthase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q9NR45
Phosphoenolpyruvate + N-acyl-D-mannosamine 6-phosphate + H(2)O = N-acylneuraminate 9-phosphate + phosphate.
-!- Acts on N-glycoloyl and N-acetyl-derivatives. -!- Formerly EC 4.1.3.20.
2.5.1.56
N-acetylneuraminate synthase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q9NR45
Phosphoenolpyruvate + N-acetyl-D-mannosamine + H(2)O = phosphate + N-acetylneuraminate.
-!- Formerly EC 4.1.3.19.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q9NR45
SIAS_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Sialic acid synthase

PDB Structure

PDB 1WVO
External Links
Method SOLUTION NMR
Organism
Primary Citation
Solution structure of the antifreeze-like domain of human sialic acid synthase
Hamada, T., Ito, Y., Abe, T., Hayashi, F., Guntert, P., Inoue, M., Kigawa, T., Terada, T., Shirouzu, M., Yoshida, M., Tanaka, A., Sugano, S., Yokoyama, S., Hirota, H.
Protein Sci.