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Neuraminidase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Neuraminidase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.277.450.692
Unique ID
D009439
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009439
Scope Note
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)
Entry Term(s)
Exo-alpha-Sialidase
N-Acylneuraminate Glycohydrolases
Oligosaccharide Sialidase
Sialidase
Registry Numbers
EC 3.2.1.18
CAS Type 1 Name
Acylneuraminyl hydrolase
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Neuraminidase Preferred
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