Function and Biology

NOVEL AROMATIC INHIBITORS OF INFLUENZA VIRUS NEURAMINIDASE MAKE SELECTIVE INTERACTIONS WITH CONSERVED RESIDUES AND WATER MOLECULES IN TEH ACTIVE SITE

Source organism: Influenza B virus (B/Lee/1940)
Biochemical function: exo-alpha-sialidase activity
Biological process: carbohydrate metabolic process
Cellular component: virion membrane

EC 3.2.1.18: Exo-alpha-sialidase

Reaction catalysed:
Hydrolysis of alpha-(2->3)-, alpha-(2->6)-, alpha-(2->8)- glycosidic linkages of terminal sialic acid residues in oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, colominic acid and synthetic substrates.
Systematic name:
Acetylneuraminyl hydrolase
Alternative Name(s):
  • Acetylneuraminidase
  • Alpha-neuraminidase
  • N-acylneuraminate glycohydrolase
  • Neuraminidase
  • Sialidase

GO terms

Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF00064
Domain description: Neuraminidase
Occurring in:
  1. Neuraminidase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 1b9v contains 1 copy of Pfam domain PF00064 (Neuraminidase) in Neuraminidase. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR001860
Domain description: Glycoside hydrolase, family 34
Occurring in:
  1. Neuraminidase
IPR036278
Domain description: Sialidase superfamily
Occurring in:
  1. Neuraminidase

Structure domain

CATH CATH domain
2.120.10.10
Class: Mainly Beta
Architecture: 6 Propeller
Topology: Neuraminidase
Homology: Neuraminidase
Occurring in:
  1. Neuraminidase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 1b9v contains 1 copy of CATH domain 2.120.10.10 (Neuraminidase) in Neuraminidase. Showing 1 copy in chain A.
SCOP SCOP annotation
50940
Class: All beta proteins
Fold: 6-bladed beta-propeller
Superfamily: Sialidases
Occurring in:
  1. Neuraminidase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 1b9v contains 1 copy of SCOP domain 50940 (Sialidases (neuraminidases)) in Neuraminidase. Showing 1 copy in chain A.