Look up: sialidase

1. sialidase
   See neuraminidase.
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2. sialidase
   Synonym for neuraminidase ... <enzyme> Enzyme catalysing cleavage of neuraminic acid residues from oligosaccharide chains of glycoproteins and glycolipids. ... Since these residues are usually terminal, neuraminidases are generally exo enzymes, although an endoneuraminidase is known. ... For u...
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3. sialidase
   (si-al´ĭ-dās) an enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes the cleavage of glucosidic linkages between a sialic acid residue and a hexose or hexosamine residue at the nonreducing terminal of oligosaccharides in glycoproteins, glycolipids, and proteoglycans. Deficiency of it is an autosomal recessive trait a...
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4. sialidase
   Type: Term Pronunciation: sī-al′i-dās Definitions: 1. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal acetylneuraminic residues from oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, or glycolipids; present on the surface antigen in myxoviruses; used in histochemistry to selectively remove sialom...
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5. Sialidase
   `Sialidases` hydrolyse alpha-(2->3)-, alpha-(2->6)-, alpha-(2->8)-glycosidic linkages of terminal sialic residues in oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, colominic acid and synthetic substrates. Sialidases may act as pathogenic factors in microbial infections.<ref name="PUB00009756&...
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