Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology a 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.38) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionCTP + 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate diphosphate + CMP-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonateThus the two substrates of this enzyme are CTP and 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate whereas its two products are diphosphate and CMP-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate.This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases specifically those transferring phosphorus-containing nucleotide groups (nucleotidyltransferases).