释义 |
neur·amin·i·dase \ˌn(y)u̇rəˈminəˌdās, -āz\ noun (-s) Etymology: neuraminic acid + -idase (as in glucosidase) : a hydrolytic enzyme that occurs on the surface of the pneumococcus, influenza-causing viruses, and some paramyxoviruses, and that cleaves terminal acetylated neuraminic acids from sugar residues (as in glycoproteins and mucoproteins) |