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Sialidase - Neuraminidase
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neu·ra·min·i·dase   (nŏŏr'ə-mĭn'ĭ-dās', -dāz', nyŏŏr'-)   
n.  A hydrolytic enzyme that removes sialic acid from mucoproteins and is found chiefly in microorganisms of the respiratory and intestinal tracts.

[neuramin(ic acid) (neur(o)- + amin(e)) + -id(e) + -ase.]
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Sialidase - Neuraminidase
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Anti-Hemagglutinin (NT)
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: neur·amin·i·dase
Pronunciation: "n(y)ur-&-'min-&-"dAs, -"dAz
Function: noun
: a hydrolytic enzyme that occurs on thesurface of the pneumococcus, the orthomyxoviruses, and some paramyxoviruses and that cleaves terminal acetylated neuraminic acids from sugar residues (as in glycoproteins and mucoproteins)
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neuraminidase neu·ra·min·i·dase (n&oobreve;r'ə-mĭn'ĭ-dās', -dāz', ny&oobreve;r'-)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal acylneuraminic residues from oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids. It is present as a surface antigen in myxoviruses. Also called sialidase.

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