2'- (4-Methylumbelliferyl) -alpha-DN-acetylneuraminic acid sodium salt bụ ngwakọta kemịkalụ nke a na-ejikarị eme nchọpụta na nyocha nyocha.Ọ bụ sialic acid nke akpọrọ fluorescently, ụdị molekul carbohydrate dị n'elu sel.
A na-eji ogige a mee ihe dị ka ihe ntinye maka enzymes a na-akpọ neuraminidases, nke na-eme ka wepụ sialic acid residues na glycoproteins na glycolipids.Mgbe enzymes ndị a na-arụ ọrụ na 2'- (4-Methylumbelliferyl) -alpha-DN-acetylneuraminic acid sodium salt, ọ na-ahapụ ngwaahịa fluorescent mara dị ka 4-methylumbelliferone.
Enwere ike tụọ fluorescence nke ogige ahụ na-emepụta na ọnụ ọgụgụ ya, na-enye ozi gbasara ọrụ nke neuraminidase enzymes.Nke a bara uru karịsịa n'ịmụ ọrịa dị iche iche na ọnọdụ ndị metụtara aberrant sialic acid metabolism.
A na-ejikwa ogige ahụ maka ebumnuche nyocha, dị ka n'ịchọpụta ọrịa nje na-agụnye ọrụ neuraminidase.N'ime nyocha ndị a, a na-eji ogige ahụ chọpụta ọnụnọ nke ụdị nje virus dị iche iche ma ọ bụ chọpụta irè nke neuraminidase inhibitors na ọgwụgwọ antiviral.