2'- (4-Methylumbelliferyl) -alpha-DN-acetylneuraminic acid sodium gishiri wani sinadari ne da aka saba amfani dashi a cikin binciken bincike da bincike.Wani nau'in sialic acid ne da aka yi masa laƙabi, wani nau'in ƙwayoyin carbohydrate da ake samu a saman sel.
Ana amfani da wannan fili a matsayin wani abu don enzymes da ake kira neuraminidases, wanda ke aiki don cire ragowar sialic acid daga glycoproteins da glycolipids.Lokacin da waɗannan enzymes suka yi aiki akan 2'- (4-Methylumbelliferyl) -alpha-DN-acetylneuraminic acid sodium gishiri, yana fitar da samfurin mai kyalli wanda aka sani da 4-methylumbelliferone.
Za'a iya aunawa da ƙididdige hasken haske da ke haifar da fili, yana ba da bayani game da ayyukan enzymes neuraminidase.Wannan yana da amfani musamman a cikin nazarin cututtuka daban-daban da yanayin da ke hade da aberrant sialic acid metabolism.
Hakanan ana amfani da fili don dalilai na bincike, kamar a gano cututtukan ƙwayoyin cuta waɗanda ke haɗa aikin neuraminidase.A cikin waɗannan gwaje-gwajen, ana amfani da fili don gano kasancewar takamaiman ƙwayoyin cuta ko kuma tantance tasirin masu hana neuraminidase a cikin maganin rigakafi.