2'- (4-Methylumbliferyl) -alpha-DN-acetylneuraminic acid mchere wa sodium ndi mankhwala omwe amagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri pofufuza ndi kufufuza.Ndiwochokera ku sialic acid, mtundu wa molekyulu yamafuta yomwe imapezeka pamwamba pa maselo.
Pawiriyi imagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati gawo lapansi la michere yotchedwa neuraminidases, yomwe imachotsa zotsalira za sialic kuchokera ku glycoproteins ndi glycolipids.Ma enzymes awa akamagwira ntchito pa mchere wa sodium wa 2'- (4-Methylumbelliferyl) -alpha-DN-acetylneuraminic acid, umatulutsa mankhwala a fulorosenti omwe amadziwika kuti 4-methylumbelliferon.
Fluorescence yopangidwa ndi pawiri imatha kuyeza ndikuwerengedwa, ndikudziwitsanso ntchito ya ma enzymes a neuraminidase.Izi ndizothandiza makamaka pophunzira matenda osiyanasiyana ndi mikhalidwe yokhudzana ndi kagayidwe kachakudya ka sialic acid.
Mankhwalawa amagwiritsidwanso ntchito pozindikira matenda, monga kuzindikira matenda obwera chifukwa cha ma virus omwe amakhudza ntchito ya neuraminidase.M'mayeserowa, mankhwalawa amagwiritsidwa ntchito kuti azindikire kukhalapo kwa tizilombo toyambitsa matenda kapena kuyesa mphamvu ya neuraminidase inhibitors mu mankhwala oletsa tizilombo toyambitsa matenda.