Function
Neuraminidase or sialidase (NAN) is a viral neuraminidase which cleaves the glycosidic bonds of neuraminic acid[1]. The non-viral neuraminidase is called Sialidase.
- endo-neuraminidase is a phage neuraminidase which cleaves α-2,8-polysialic acid[2].
- Pseudaminidase is a Pseudomonas aeruginosa neuraminidase.
- Trans-sialidase transfers sialic acid from Trypanosoma cruzi to a host cell[3]. This enzyme is a modified sialidase which has transglycosidase activity and transfers sialic acid from host glycoconjugates to β-galactose on a parasite surface[4].
- Anhydrosialidase catalyzes the elimination of sialyl group in N-acetylneuraminic acid glycosides to yield 2,7-anhydro-α-N-acetylneuraminate[5].
See also
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Relevance
The viral NAN is a drug target for prevention of influenza[6]. In Chagas disease trans-sialidase on the surface of Trypanosoma cruzi participate in host-parasite interactions and mediate the initial stages of the invasion of the host cell[7].
Structural highlights
The biological assembly of H5N1 avian influenza virus neuraminidase is . The [8].
3D structures of Neuraminidase
Neuraminidase 3D structures