EC 3.2.1.18: Exo-alpha-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.
Systematic name:
Acetylneuraminyl hydrolase
Alternative Name(s):
- Acetylneuraminidase
- Alpha-neuraminidase
- N-acylneuraminate glycohydrolase
- Neuraminidase
- Sialidase