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Preferred term

Sialyltransferases  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Glycosyltransferase Family 29
  • Sialyltransferase

Scope note

  • A group of enzymes with the general activity CMP-N-acetylneuraminate:acceptor N-acetylneuraminyl transferase. They catalyze the transfer of N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID from CMP-N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID to an acceptor, which is usually the terminal sugar residue of an oligosaccharide, a glycoprotein, or a glycolipid.

History note

  • 87(79); was see under TRANSFERASES 1979-86; was SIALYLTRANSFERASE see under TRANSFERASES 1975-78

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012799

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