neuraminidase

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “neuro- +‎ -amine +‎ -ide +‎ -ase”

Noun[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

neuraminidase (countable and uncountable, plural neuraminidases)

  1. (biochemistry) An antigenic enzyme, found on the surfaces of viruses, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal acylneuraminic residues from oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids.

Translations[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=neuraminidase&oldid=70914304"