Figure 1
Sialic acid catabolism. (a) SiaT, sialic acid transporter; NanA, N-acetylneuraminate lyase; NanK, N-acetylmannosamine kinase; NanE, N-acetylmannosamine-6-phosphate 2-epimerase; NagA, N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate deacetylase; NagB, glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase. (b) The reaction catalysed by N-acetylneuraminate lyase. |