CAS: 210418-02-3

2-O-(4-Nitrophenyl)-a-D-N-acetylneuraminic acid ammonium salt is a chromogenic substrate commonly used in the detection and quantification of sialidase activity. Sialidases are a family of enzymes that hydrolyze sialic acid residues from glycoconjugates. This substrate is used to detect bacterial and viral sialidases, which play an important role in pathogen infectivity. The ammonium salt form of the substrate is preferred for its solubility in water-based assay systems.