KEGG   REACTION: R13175
Entry
R13175                      Reaction                               
Name
alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase
Definition
Monosialylgalactosylgloboside + CMP-N-acetylneuraminate <=> V3(NeuAc)2-Gb5Cer + CMP
Equation
Enzyme
Pathway
rn00603  Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - globo and isoglobo series
rn01100  Metabolic pathways
Brite
Enzymatic reactions [BR:br08201]
 2. Transferase reactions
  2.4  Glycosyltransferases
   2.4.3  Sialyltransferases
    2.4.3.8
     R13175  Monosialylgalactosylgloboside + CMP-N-acetylneuraminate <=> V3(NeuAc)2-Gb5Cer + CMP
IUBMB reaction hierarchy [BR:br08202]
 2. Transferase reactions
  2.4.3.8
   R04564  alpha-N-Acetylneuraminyl-2,3-beta-D-galactosyl-R <=> alpha-N-Acetylneuraminyl-2,8-alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-2,3-beta-D-galactosyl-R
    R13175  Monosialylgalactosylgloboside <=> V3(NeuAc)2-Gb5Cer
Glycosyltransferase reactions [br08203.html]
 Sialyltransferase reactions
  R13175
Orthology
K03371  alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase (sialyltransferase 8A) [EC:2.4.3.8]
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