CAS 9001-67-6: Neuraminidase

A hydrolytic enzyme that removes sialic acid from mucoproteins This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Neuraminidase, an exosialidase, breaks α-ketosidic bonds in sialic acid, aiding mucosal pathogen virulence in infections.

Neuraminidase (Exo-α-sialidase, sialidase, systematic name acetylneuraminyl hydrolase; EC 3.2.1.18) is an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis of glycosidic linkages of neuraminic acids. As it is exo-hydrolase, it hydrolyzes terminal N- or O- acylneuramic acid units, that are linked by α2,3-, α2,6-, and α2,8- glycosidic bonds. One unit of neuraminidase will hydrolyze 1 μmol N-acetyl-neuraminosyl-D-lactose under optimal conditions.

Neuraminidase is used as a hydrolytic enzyme that removes sialic acid from mucoproteins, used in a study to assess binding with human T lymphocytes in sheep pretreated with neuraminidase. It has also been used in a study to investigate the effect of bile salts on the action of hydrolysis by neuraminidase. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.