| Official Name |
|---|
| Exo-alpha-sialidase.
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| Alternative Name(s) |
|---|
| Alpha-neuraminidase. |
| N-acylneuraminate glycohydrolase. |
| Neuraminidase. |
| Sialidase. |
| Reaction catalysed |
|---|
| Hydrolysis of alpha-(2->3)-, alpha-(2->6)-, alpha-(2->8)- glycosidic linkages of terminal sialic acid residues in oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, colominic acid and synthetic substrates |
| Comment(s) |
|---|
- The enzyme does not act on 4-O-acetylated sialic acids.
- An endo-alpha-sialidase activity is listed as EC 3.2.1.129.
- See also EC 4.2.2.15.
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| Cross-references |
|---|
| BRENDA | 3.2.1.18 |
| PUMA2 | 3.2.1.18 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 3.2.1.18 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.2.1.18 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.2.1.18 |
| IntEnz | 3.2.1.18 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 3.2.1.18 |
| MetaCyc | 3.2.1.18 |
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