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EC 3.1.1.53 Details
EC number
3.1.1.53
Accepted name
sialate O-acetylesterase
Reaction
N-acetyl-O-acetylneuraminate + H2O = N-acetylneuraminate + acetate
Other name(s)
N-acetylneuraminate acetyltransferase, sialate 9(4)-O-acetylesterase, sialidase
Systematic name
N-acyl-O-acetylneuraminate O-acetylhydrolase
CAS registry number
89400-31-7
Comment
Acts on free and glycosidically bound N-acetyl- or N-glycoloyl-neuraminic acid; acts mainly on the 4-O- and 9-O-acetyl groups. Also acts on some other O-acetyl esters, both cyclic and acyclic compounds, which are not sialic acids.
History
created 1984
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