Compound as reactive (3)

α-Kdo-(2->8)-α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IV_A + CMP-3-deoxy-β-D-manno-octulosonate → α-Kdo-(2->8)-[α-Kdo-(2->4)]-α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IV_A + CMP + H⁺

α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IV_A + CMP-3-deoxy-β-D-manno-octulosonate → α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IV_A + CMP + H⁺

α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IV_A + CMP-3-deoxy-β-D-manno-octulosonate → α-Kdo-(2->8)-α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IV_A + CMP + H⁺

Compound as product (1)

3-deoxy-α-D-manno-2-octulosonate + CTP → diphosphate + CMP-3-deoxy-β-D-manno-octulosonate

Reversible reaction (2)

lipid IV_A + CMP-3-deoxy-β-D-manno-octulosonate ↔ α-Kdo-(2→6)-lipid IV_A + CMP + H⁺

α-Kdo-(2→6)-lipid IV_A + CMP-3-deoxy-β-D-manno-octulosonate ↔ α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IV_A + CMP + H⁺