An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of alpha-2,3, alpha-2,6-, and alpha-2,8-glycosidic linkages (at a decreasing rate, respectively) of terminal sialic residues in oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, colominic acid, and synthetic substrate. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992)
A 2-carbon aldehyde with carbonyl groups on both carbons.
Ethanedial,Ethanedione
D000596
Amino Acids
Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins.
Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino
D013305
Streptomyces griseus
An actinomycete from which the antibiotics STREPTOMYCIN, grisein, and CANDICIDIN are obtained.