Reaction: Elimination of α-sialyl groups in N-acetylneuraminic acid glycosides, releasing 2,7-anhydro-α-N-acetylneuraminate
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Other name(s): anhydroneuraminidase; sialglycoconjugate N-acylneuraminylhydrolase (2,7-cyclizing); sialidase L
Systematic name: glycoconjugate sialyl-lyase (2,7-cyclizing)
Comments: Also acts on N-glycolylneuraminate glycosides. cf. EC 3.2.1.18 (exo-α-sialidase) and EC 3.2.1.129 (endo-α-sialidase).
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 157857-11-9
References:
1. Li, Y.-T., Nakagawa, H., Ross, S.A., Hansson, G.C. and Li, S.C. A novel sialidase which releases 2,7-anhydro-α-N-acetylneuraminic acid from sialoglycoconjugates. J. Biol. Chem. 265 (1990) 21629-21633. [PMID: 91072361]