alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity

Term ID

GO:0003828

Synonyms

• alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity
• alpha-N-acetylneuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity
• cytidine monophosphoacetylneuraminate-ganglioside GM3
• ganglioside GD3 synthase activity
• ganglioside GD3 synthetase sialyltransferase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: CMP-N-acetylneuraminate + alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-(2->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-R = CMP + alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-(2->8)-alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-(2->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-R. 2.4.3.8

References

• EC:2.4.3.8
• MetaCyc:2.4.99.8-RXN
• RHEA:19313
• Reactome:R-HSA-1022133
• Reactome:R-HSA-4084978
• Reactome:R-HSA-422454
• Reactome:R-HSA-9845587

Ontology

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