Lactosylceramide alpha-2,6-N-sialyltransferase

lactosylceramide alpha-2,6-N-sialyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number 2.4.99.11
CAS number 55071-95-9
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO

In enzymology, a lactosylceramide alpha-2,6-N-sialyltransferase (EC 2.4.99.11) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

CMP-N-acetylneuraminate + beta-D-galactosyl-1,4-beta-D-glucosylceramide CMP + alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-2,6-beta-D-galactosyl-1,4-beta-D- glucosylceramide

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are CMP-N-acetylneuraminate and beta-D-galactosyl-1,4-beta-D-glucosylceramide, whereas its 3 products are CMP, alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-2,6-beta-D-galactosyl-1,4-beta-D-, and glucosylceramide.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those glycosyltransferases that do not transfer hexosyl or pentosyl groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is CMP-N-acetylneuraminate:lactosylceramide alpha-2,6-N-acetylneuraminyltransferase. Other names in common use include cytidine monophosphoacetylneuraminate-lactosylceramide, sialyltransferase, CMP-acetylneuraminate-lactosylceramide-sialyltransferase, CMP-N-acetylneuraminic acid:lactosylceramide sialyltransferase, CMP-sialic acid:lactosylceramide sialyltransferase, cytidine monophosphoacetylneuraminate-lactosylceramide, and sialyltransferase.

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