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
For other inhibitors see
  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