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Pathway Description
N-Acetylneuraminate, N-Acetylmannosamine, and N-Acetylglucosamine Degradation
Escherichia coli
Metabolic Pathway
The degradation of N-acetylneuraminate begins with its incorporation into the cytosol through a hydrogen symporter. Once inside the cytosol it is degraded by a N-acetylneuraminate lyase resulting in a release of a pyruvic acid and N-acetymannosamine. The latter compound is phosphorylated by an ATP driven N-Acetylmannosamine kinase resulting in the release of an ADP, a hydrogen ion and a N-Acetyl-D-mannosamine 6-phosphate. This phosphorylated compound is then metabolized by a putative N-acetylmannosamine-6-phosphate 2-epimerase resulting in the release of a N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate. This compound is then deacetylated through a N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate deacetylase resulting in the release of an Acetic acid and a glucosamine 6-phosphate This compound can then be deaminated through a glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase resulting in the release of an ammonium and a beta-D-fructofuranose 6-phosphate which can then be incorporated into the glycolysis pathway.
References
N-Acetylneuraminate, N-Acetylmannosamine, and N-Acetylglucosamine Degradation References
Kalivoda KA, Steenbergen SM, Vimr ER, Plumbridge J: Regulation of sialic acid catabolism by the DNA binding protein NanR in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 2003 Aug;185(16):4806-15.
Pubmed: 12897000
Plumbridge J, Vimr E: Convergent pathways for utilization of the amino sugars N-acetylglucosamine, N-acetylmannosamine, and N-acetylneuraminic acid by Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 1999 Jan;181(1):47-54.
Pubmed: 9864311
Vimr ER, Kalivoda KA, Deszo EL, Steenbergen SM: Diversity of microbial sialic acid metabolism. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2004 Mar;68(1):132-53.
Pubmed: 15007099
Vimr ER, Troy FA: Identification of an inducible catabolic system for sialic acids (nan) in Escherichia coli. J Ba