N-acetylneuraminate lyase
BE0001650ProteinShigella flexnerinanA
Catalyzes the reversible aldol cleavage of N-acetylneuraminic acid (sialic acid; Neu5Ac) to form pyruvate and N-acetylmannosamine (ManNAc) via a Schiff base intermediate. It is acted on by 1 drug in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- nanA
- UniProtKB entry
- P0A6L6Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cytoplasm
- Residues / weight
- 297 residues · 32,593 Da
- Also known as
- 4.1.3.3 · N-acetylneuraminate pyruvate-lyase · N-acetylneuraminic acid aldolase · NAL · NALase
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which compounds in development act on N-acetylneuraminate lyase, and which indications are they being tested in?
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