Neuraminidase

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A hydrolytic enzyme that removes sialic acid from mucoproteins and is found chiefly in microorganisms of the respiratory and intestinal tracts.
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  • n. An antigenic enzyme, found on the surfaces of viruses, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal acylneuraminic residues from oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids
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    "Oseltamivir is known as a neuraminidase inhibitor that does not actually kill swine flu or other influenza viruses directly."
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