N-acetylneuraminate lyase (nanA); Catalyzes the reversible aldol cleavage of N-acetylneuraminic acid (sialic acid; Neu5Ac) to form pyruvate and N-acetylmannosamine (ManNAc) via a Schiff base intermediate; Belongs to the DapA family. NanA subfamily.

PTS system, fructose-specific IIBC component (fruA); The phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent sugar phosphotransferase system (sugar PTS), a major carbohydrate active transport system, catalyzes the phosphorylation of incoming sugar substrates concomitantly with their translocation across the cell membrane. The enzyme II FruAB PTS system is involved in fructose transport.

Glucosamine-6-phosphate isomerase (nagB); Catalyzes the reversible isomerization-deamination of glucosamine 6-phosphate (GlcN6P) to form fructose 6-phosphate (Fru6P) and ammonium ion.

UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase (glmU); Catalyzes the last two sequential reactions in the de novo biosynthetic pathway for UDP-N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc). The C- terminal domain catalyzes the transfer of acetyl group from acetyl coenzyme A to glucosamine-1-phosphate (GlcN-1-P) to produce N- acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate (GlcNAc-1-P), which is converted into UDP-GlcNAc by the transfer of uridine 5-monophosphate (from uridine 5- triphosphate), a reaction catalyzed by the N-terminal domain. In the C-terminal section; belongs to the transferase hexapeptide repeat family.

Glucosephosphate uridylyltransferase (galU); May play a role in stationary phase survival; Belongs to the UDPGP type 2 family.

Conserved hypothetical protein; Similar to GB:M81878 SP:P26833 PID:144859 percent identity: 34.08; identified by sequence similarity; putative.

N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate deacetylase (nagA); Involved in the first committed step in the biosynthesis of amino-sugar-nucleotides. Catalyzes the hydrolysis of the N-acetyl group of N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate (GlcNAc-6-P) to yield glucosamine 6- phosphate and acetate.

Conserved hypothetical protein; Converts alpha-N-acetylneuranimic acid (Neu5Ac) to the beta- anomer, accelerating the equilibrium between the alpha- and beta- anomers. Probably facilitates sialidase-negative bacteria to compete sucessfully for limited amounts of extracellular Neu5Ac, which is likely taken up in the beta-anomer. In addition, the rapid removal of sialic acid from solution might be advantageous to the bacterium to damp down host responses (By similarity); Belongs to the NanM family.