UniProt functional annotation for Q27701

UniProt code: Q27701.

Organism: Macrobdella decora (North American leech).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Spiralia; Lophotrochozoa; Annelida; Clitellata; Hirudinea; Hirudinida; Hirudiniformes; Hirudinidae; Macrobdella.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Elimination of alpha-sialyl groups in N-acetylneuraminic acid glycosides, releasing 2,7-anhydro-alpha-N-acetylneuraminate.; EC=4.2.2.15;
Subcellular location: Secreted, extracellular space.
Similarity: Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 33 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.