Literature summary extracted from

Yu, C.C.; Huang, L.D.; Kwan, D.H.; Wakarchuk, W.W.; Withers, S.G.; Lin, C.C.
A glyco-gold nanoparticle based assay for alpha-2,8-polysialyltransferase from Neisseria meningitidis (2013), Chem. Commun. (Camb.), 49, 10166-10168.

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

EC Number	Natural Substrates	Organism	Comment (Nat. Sub.)	Natural Products	Comment (Nat. Pro.)	Rev.	Reac.
2.4.3.8	CMP-N-acetylneuraminate + alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-(2->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-R	Neisseria meningitidis	ganglioside GD3 is the minimal acceptor required for polysialylation	CMP + alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-(2->8)-alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-(2->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-R	-	?

Organism

EC Number	Organism	UniProt	Comment	Textmining
2.4.3.8	Neisseria meningitidis	-	-	-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number	Substrates	Comment Substrates	Organism	Products	Comment (Products)	Rev.	Reac.
2.4.3.8	CMP-N-acetylneuraminate + alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-(2->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-R	ganglioside GD3 is the minimal acceptor required for polysialylation	Neisseria meningitidis	CMP + alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-(2->8)-alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-(2->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-R	-	?

Synonyms

EC Number	Synonyms	Comment	Organism
2.4.3.8	alpha-2,8-polysialyltransferase	-	Neisseria meningitidis
2.4.3.8	alpha-2,8-PST	-	Neisseria meningitidis

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