MetaCyc Pathway: CMP-N-acetyl-7-O-acetylneuraminate biosynthesis in Escherichia coli ECOR27

UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine + acetyl-CoA→4-O-acetyl-UDP-N-acetylglucosamine + coenzyme A

No genes

4-O-acetyl-UDP-N-acetylglucosamine + H2O→4-O-acetyl-N-acetylmannosamine + H+ + UDP

No genes

4-O-acetyl-N-acetylmannosamine + phosphoenolpyruvate + H2O→N-acetyl-7-O-acetylneuraminate + phosphate

NOLOHH_15745 (neuB)

N-acetyl-7-O-acetylneuraminate + CTP→CMP-N-acetyl-7-O-acetyl-β-neuraminate + diphosphate

No genes

Candidate genes for each reaction are identified from best hits to MetaCyc; by matching EC numbers (which are assigned by TIGRFam, SEED, or best hits to KEGG); or by matching SEED roles to KEGG reactions to MetaCyc reactions. See the "Protein" tab of each gene for more information