Neuraminidase
Synonyms
Acylneuraminyl hydrolase
Exo alpha Sialidase
Exo-alpha-Sialidase
Glycohydrolases, N-Acylneuraminate
N Acylneuraminate Glycohydrolases
N-Acylneuraminate Glycohydrolases
Oligosaccharide Sialidase
Sialidase
Sialidase, Oligosaccharide
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of alpha-2,3, alpha-2,6-, and alpha-2,8-glycosidic linkages (at a decreasing rate, respectively) of terminal sialic residues in oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, colominic acid, and synthetic substrate. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992)