ENTRY       EC 3.2.1.138
NAME        Anhydrosialidase
            Anhydroneuraminidase
            Sialidase L
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Glycosidases
            Hydrolysing O-glycosyl compounds
SYSNAME     Sialglycoconjugate N-acylneuraminylhydrolase
REACTION    Hydrolysis of alpha-sialosyl linkages in N-acetylneuraminic acid
            glycosides, releasing 2,7-anhydro-alpha-N-acetylneuraminic acid
SUBSTRATE   N-Acetylneuraminic acid glycoside
            H2O
            N-Glycolylneuraminic acid glycoside
PRODUCT     2,7-Anhydro-alpha-N-acetylneuraminic acid
COMMENT     Also acts on N-glycolylneuraminic acid glycosides.
            cf. EC 3.2.1.18.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.2.1.138
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.2.1.138
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