2′-(4-Methylumbelliferyl) -alpha-DN-acetylneuraminic acid letsoai la sodium ke motsoako oa lik'hemik'hale o atisang ho sebelisoa litekong tsa ho hlahloba le ho etsa lipatlisiso.Ke motsoako oa fluorescent o tsoang ho sialic acid, mofuta oa molek'hule ea carbohydrate e fumanehang holim'a lisele.
Motsoako ona o sebelisoa e le substrate bakeng sa li-enzyme tse bitsoang neuraminidases, tse sebetsang ho tlosa masala a sialic acid ho glycoprotein le glycolipids.Ha li-enzyme tsena li sebetsa ho 2′- (4-Methylumbelliferyl) -alpha-DN-acetylneuraminic acid letsoai la sodium, e ntša sehlahisoa sa fluorescent se tsejoang e le 4-methylumbelliferon.
Fluorescence e hlahisoang ke motsoako e ka lekanyetsoa le ho lekanyetsoa, ho fana ka tlhahisoleseding mabapi le mosebetsi oa li-enzyme tsa neuraminidase.Sena se bohlokoa haholo thutong ea mafu le maemo a fapaneng a amanang le metabolism ea sialic acid.
Motsoako ona o boetse o sebelisetsoa merero ea tlhahlobo, joalo ka ho lemoha mafu a vaerase a amang tšebetso ea neuraminidase.Litlhahlobong tsena, motsoako o sebelisetsoa ho khetholla boteng ba mefuta e itseng ea kokoana-hloko kapa ho lekola katleho ea li-neuraminidase inhibitors liphekong tsa antiviral.