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Facts about Sialic acid synthase.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | NANS |
| Uniprot: | Q9NR45 |
| Entrez: | 54187 |

| Belongs to: |
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| No superfamily |

EC 2.5.1.56; EC 2.5.1.57; N-acetylneuraminate synthase; N-acetylneuraminate-9-phosphate synthase; N-acetylneuraminic acid phosphate synthase; N-acetylneuraminic acid synthasesialic acid phosphate synthase; SASsialic acid synthase
Mass (kDA):
40.308 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 9q22.33 |
| Sequence: | 9; NC_000009.12 (98056728..98083083) |
Ubiquitous.



PMID: 10749855 by Lawrence S.M., et al. Cloning and expression of the human N-acetylneuraminic acid phosphate synthase gene with 2-keto-3-deoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-nononic acid biosynthetic ability.
PMID: 27213289 by van Karnebeek C.D., et al. NANS-mediated synthesis of sialic acid is required for brain and skeletal development.