alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity
Catalysis of the reaction: CMP-N-acetylneuraminate + alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-(2->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-R = CMP + alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-(2->8)-alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-(2->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-R.
GO:0008373
sialyltransferase activity
is_a
alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity
related
alpha-N-acetylneuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity
exact
cytidine monophosphoacetylneuraminate-ganglioside GM3
related
ganglioside GD3 synthase activity
related
ganglioside GD3 synthetase sialyltransferase activity
related