English Explanatory Dictionary

neuraminidase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

neuraminidase neuraminidases

Etymology

From neuraminic + -ide + -ase.

Derived words

-amivir antineuraminidase
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