Chemicals and Drugs

N-Acylneuraminate Cytidylyltransferase

An enzyme that forms CMP-acylneuraminic acids, which donate the N-acylneuraminic acid residues to the terminal sugar residue of a ganglioside or glycoprotein. EC 2.7.7.43.

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Abstract

An enzyme that forms CMP-acylneuraminic acids, which donate the N-acylneuraminic acid residues to the terminal sugar residue of a ganglioside or glycoprotein. EC 2.7.7.43.

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  • Acylneuraminate Cytidylyltransferase
  • CMP Sialate Pyrophosphorylase
  • CMP Sialate Synthase
  • CMP-N-Acetylneuraminic Acid Synthetase
  • CMP-Sialic Acid Synthetase
  • Cytidine 5'-Monophosphosialic Acid Synthetase
  • Cytidine 5-Monophosphosialate Synthase
  • CMP N Acetylneuraminic Acid Synthetase
  • CMP Sialic Acid Synthetase
  • Cytidine 5 Monophosphosialate Synthase
  • Cytidine 5' Monophosphosialic Acid Synthetase
  • Cytidylyltransferase, Acylneuraminate
  • Cytidylyltransferase, N-Acylneuraminate
  • N Acylneuraminate Cytidylyltransferase
  • Pyrophosphorylase, CMP Sialate
  • Sialate Pyrophosphorylase, CMP
  • Sialate Synthase, CMP
  • Synthase, CMP Sialate
  • Synthase, Cytidine 5-Monophosphosialate
  • Synthetase, CMP-N-Acetylneuraminic Acid
  • Synthetase, CMP-Sialic Acid

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

98(75); see NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Cytosine Nucleotides (1973-1974)
  • Neuraminic Acids (1973-1974)
  • Nucleotidyltransferases (1973-1974)

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  1. D08.811w.913w.696w.445w.035w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. N-Acylneuraminate Cytidylyltransferase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000216. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000216
  2. N-Acylneuraminate Cytidylyltransferase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-acylneuraminate_cytidylyltransferase
  3. N-Acylneuraminate Cytidylyltransferase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6951456