Definition: 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)
Other names Sialidase; Sialidase, Oligosaccharide; N Acylneuraminate Glycohydrolases; Glycohydrolases, N-Acylneuraminate; Exo alpha Sialidase; Oligosaccharide Sialidase; N-Acylneuraminate Glycohydrolases; Exo-alpha-Sialidase