3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase

In enzymology, a 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.38) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

CTP + 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ diphosphate + CMP-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate

3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase
Identifiers
EC no.	2.7.7.38
CAS no.	37278-28-7
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / QuickGO
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are CTP and 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate, whereas its two products are diphosphate and CMP-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring phosphorus-containing nucleotide groups (nucleotidyltransferases). The systematic name of this enzyme class is CTP:3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase. Other names in common use include CMP-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate pyrophosphorylase, 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate cytidylyltransferase, 3-Deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase, CMP-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate synthetase, CMP-KDO synthetase, CTP:CMP-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase, and cytidine monophospho-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate pyrophosphorylase. This enzyme participates in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 11 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1GQ9, 1GQC, 1H6J, 1H7E, 1H7F, 1H7G, 1H7H, 1H7T, 1VH1, 1VH3, and 1VIC.