Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology a N-acetylneuraminate lyase (EC 4.1.3.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionN-acetylneuraminate N-acetyl-D-mannosamine + pyruvateHence this enzyme has one substrate N-acetylneuraminate and two products N-acetyl-D-mannosamine and pyruvate.This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases specifically the oxo-acid-lyases which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is N-acetylneuraminate pyruvate-lyase (N-acetyl-D-mannosamine-forming).