Term Name: exo-alpha-sialidase activity
Synonyms: acetylneuraminidase activity, acetylneuraminyl hydrolase activity, alpha-neuraminidase activity, N-acylneuraminate glycohydrolase activity, neuraminidase activity, sialidase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of alpha-(2->3)-, alpha-(2->6)-, alpha-(2->8)-glycosidic linkages of terminal sialic residues in oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, colominic acid and synthetic substrates.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004308]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: alpha-sialidase activity
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of exo-alpha-sialidase activity
positively regulated by: positive regulation of exo-alpha-sialidase activity
regulated by: modulation by host of viral exo-alpha-sialidase activity