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].
- For Sialidase see Sialidase.
See also
For other inhibitors see
Relevance
The viral NAN is a drug target for prevention of influenza[5]. 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[6].
Structural highlights
The biological assembly of H5N1 avian influenza virus neuraminidase is . The [7].
3D structures of Neuraminidase
Neuraminidase 3D structures