N-acetylneuraminate synthase activity

Term ID

GO:0050462

Synonyms

• (NANA)condensing enzyme activity
• N-acetylneuraminate pyruvate-lyase (pyruvate-phosphorylating) activity
• N-acetylneuraminic acid synthase activity
• NeuAc synthase activity
• phosphoenolpyruvate:N-acetyl-D-mannosamine C-(1-carboxyvinyl)transferase (phosphate-hydrolysing, 2-carboxy-2-oxoethyl-forming)

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: phosphoenolpyruvate + N-acetyl-D-mannosamine + H2O = phosphate + N-acetylneuraminate. 2.5.1.56

References

• EC:2.5.1.56
• MetaCyc:N-ACETYLNEURAMINATE-SYNTHASE-RXN
• RHEA:19273

Ontology

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