2'-(4-Methylumbelliferyl) -alpha-DN-acetylneuraminic acid sodium salt o se vailaʻau faʻasolosolo e masani ona faʻaaogaina i suʻesuʻega faʻamaʻi ma suʻesuʻega.Ose fa'aigoa fa'afefeteina o le sialic acid, o se ituaiga mole mole ga'o e maua i luga o sela.
O lenei faʻaogaina o loʻo faʻaaogaina e fai ma sui mo enzymes e taʻua o neuraminidases, lea e galue e aveese toega sialic acid mai glycoproteins ma glycolipids.Pe a galue nei enzymes i luga o le 2′-(4-Methylumbelliferyl) -alpha-DN-acetylneuraminic acid sodium salt, e faʻasaʻo ai se oloa faʻafefe e taʻua o le 4-methylumbelliferone.
O le fluorescence e gaosia e le tuufaatasiga e mafai ona fuaina ma faʻatusatusa, tuʻuina atu faʻamatalaga e uiga i le gaioiga o enzymes neuraminidase.E aoga tele lenei i le suʻesuʻeina o faʻamaʻi eseese ma tulaga e fesoʻotaʻi ma aberrant sialic acid metabolism.
O loʻo faʻaogaina foʻi le faʻaogaina mo faʻamoemoega faʻamaonia, e pei o le suʻesuʻeina o faʻamaʻi pipisi e aofia ai le neuraminidase.I nei suʻesuʻega, o loʻo faʻaogaina le faʻaogaina e iloa ai le i ai o faʻamaʻi viral faʻapitoa poʻo le iloiloina o le aoga o le neuraminidase inhibitors i togafitiga faʻamaʻi.