NeuA O-acetylesterase activity is specific for CMP-activated O-acetyl sialic acid in Streptococcus suis serotype 2

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 410, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 212-217

  Song, Lili ^a   Zhou, Hui ^a   Cai, Xuehui ^b   Li, Chunyang ^a   Liang, Jingnan ^a   Jin, Cheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Capsule; CMP Neu5Ac synthetase; O Acetylesterase; Sialic acid; Streptococcus suis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYTIDINE 5 MONOPHOSPHATE ACTIVATED O ACETYL SIALIC ACID; CYTIDINE 5 MONOPHOSPHATE NEU5AC SYNTHETASE; NEUA PROTEIN; O ACETYLESTERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

ACETYLESTERASE; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B'; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 79959756230     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.05.092     Document Type: Article

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