Definition of sialidase in English:
sialidase
noun sʌɪˈalɪdeɪzsīˈālidās
another term for neuraminidase
Example sentencesExamples
- Acceptor substrate for fucosyltransferase assays was obtained from plasma proteins treated successively by pronase, glycoasparaginase, sialidase, and ß-galactosidase.
- The cell-associated virus determined by sialidase activity was also reduced by F36 treatment.
- Analysis of the fibroblast cultures obtained at autopsy revealed a sialidase level of 2.1 nmol/mg of protein per.
- PNGase F cleaves at the carbohydrate-protein link whereas sialidase cleaves terminal sialic acid residues.
Origin
1950s: from Greek sialon 'saliva' + -ide + -ase.