CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Immunoglobulins
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.2.1.18
Exo-alpha-sialidase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q02834
Hydrolysis of alpha-(2->3)-, alpha-(2->6)-, alpha-(2->8)- glycosidic linkages of terminal sialic acid residues in oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, colominic acid and synthetic substrates.
-!- The enzyme does not act on 4-O-acetylated sialic acids. -!- An endo-alpha-sialidase activity is listed as EC 3.2.1.129. -!- See also EC 4.2.2.15.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q02834
NANH_MICVI
Micromonospora viridifaciens
Sialidase

PDB Structure

PDB 2BER
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Structure and Mechanism of Action of an Inverting Mutant Sialidase.
Newstead, S., Watson, J.N., Knoll, T.L., Bennet, A.J., Taylor, G.L.
Biochemistry