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EC 2.4.1.92 Details
EC number
2.4.1.92
Accepted name
(N-acetylneuraminyl)-galactosylglucosylceramide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase
Reaction
UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-galactosamine + O-(N-acetyl-α-neuraminyl)-(2→3)-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1↔1)-ceramide = UDP + O-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-[N-acetyl-α-neuraminyl-(2→3)]-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1↔1)-ceramide
Other name(s)
uridine diphosphoacetylgalactosamine-ganglioside GM3 acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, ganglioside GM2 synthase, ganglioside GM3 acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, GM2 synthase, UDP acetylgalactosamine-(N-acetylneuraminyl)-D-galactosyl-D-glucosylceramide acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, UDP-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine:1-O-[O-(N-acetyl-α-neuraminyl)-(2→3)-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-ceramide 1,4-β-N-acetyl-D-galactosaminyltransferase acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine GM3 N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, uridine diphosphoacetylgalactosamine-acetylneuraminylgalactosylglucosylceramide acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, uridine diphosphoacetylgalactosamine-hematoside acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, GM2/GD2-synthase, β-1,4N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, asialo-GM2 synthase, GalNAc-T, UDP-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine:(N-acetylneuraminyl)-D-galactosyl-D-glucosylceramide N-acetyl-D-galactosaminyltransferase, UDP-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine:1-O-[O-(N-acetyl-α-neuraminyl)-(2→3)-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-ceramide 4-β-N-acetyl-D-galactosaminyltransferase
Systematic name
UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-galactosamine:O-(N-acetyl-α-neuraminyl)-(2→3)-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1↔1)-ceramide 4-β-N-acetyl-D-galactosaminyltransferase
CAS registry number
67338-98-1
Comment
This enzyme catalyses the formation of the gangliosides (i.e. sialic-acid-containing glycosphingolipids) GM2, GD2 and SM2 from GM3, GD3 and SM3, respectively. Asialo-GM3 [3] and lactosylceramide [2] are also substrates, but glycoproteins and oligosaccharides are not substrates.
History
created 1976, modified 2006
EC Tree
2.4.1.3 created 1961, deleted 1972
2.4.1.6 created 1961, deleted 1972
2.4.1.42 created 1972, deleted 1984
2.4.1.51 created 1972, deleted 1984
2.4.1.55 created 1972, deleted 1982
2.4.1.59 created 1972, deleted 1984
2.4.1.61 created 1972, deleted 1984
2.4.1.72 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.4.1.75 created 1976, deleted 2005
2.4.1.76 created 1976, deleted 1984
2.4.1.77 created 1976, deleted 1984
2.4.1.84 created 1976, deleted 1984
2.4.1.89 created 1976, deleted 1984
2.4.1.93 created 1976, deleted 2004
2.4.1.98 created 1980, deleted 1984
2.4.1.107 created 1983, deleted 1984
2.4.1.108 created 1983, deleted 1984
2.4.1.124 created 1984, deleted 2002
2.4.1.151 created 1984, deleted 2002
2.4.1.169 created 1989, deleted 2003
2.4.1.200 created 1992, deleted 2004
2.4.1.204 created 1992, deleted 2003
2.4.1.233 created 2004, deleted 2005