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. 1999 Aug;73(8):6743–6751. doi: 10.1128/jvi.73.8.6743-6751.1999

TABLE 2.

Comparison of N2 NA amino acid residues at positions 275 and 431 in avian, swine, and human viruses

Host Isolate Subtype Residue 275 Residue 431 Reference or source of sequencea Relative activity for the following substrateb:
NeuAcα2-3Gal NeuAcα2-6Gal NeuGcα2-3Gal
Avian A/turkey/Colorado/8/72 H5N2 Ile Pro This study
A/duck/Hong Kong/7/75 H3N2 Ile Pro This study
A/duck/Hong Kong/24/76 H3N2 Ile Pro D21184 ++++ + +
A/goose/Hong Kong/10/76 H3N2 Ile Pro This study
A/duck/Hong Kong/245/77 H3N2 Ile Pro D21185
A/mallard/New York/6750/78 H2N2 Ile Pro This study ++++ + +
A/duck/Hong Kong/342/78 H5N2 Ile Pro This study
A/turkey/Minnesota/833/80 H4N2 Ile Pro This study
A/chicken/Pennsylvania/1370/83 H5N2 Ile Pro M12051
A/gull/Delaware/475/86 H2N2 Ile Pro This study
A/gull/Delaware/2838/87 H7N2 Ile Pro This study ++++ + ++
Swine A/swine/Italy/1850/77 H3N2 Val Lys This study ++++
A/swine/Italy/635/87 H3N2 Val Gly This study ++++
Human A/Singapore/1/57 H2N2 Ile Pro This study ++++ + ++
A/Rhode Island/5−/57 H2N2 Ile Pro J02156
A/Leningrad/134/57 H2N2 Ile Pro L37329
A/Ann Arbor/6/60 H2N2 Val Pro This study ++++ + +
A/England/12/62 H2N2 Val Gln This study ++++ ++
A/Berlin/3/64 H2N2 Val Gln This study
A/Tokyo/3/67 H2N2 Val Lys This study ++++ ++ +++
A/Cordoba/522/67 H2N2 Val Lys 11
A/England/10/67 H2N2 Val Lys 11
A/Georgia/1/67 H2N2 Val Lys 11
A/Poland/6/67 H2N2 Val Lys 11
A/Korea/426/68 H2N2 Val Gln This study ++++ +
A/Aichi/2/68 H3N2 Val Lys M55059 ++++ ++ +++
A/NT/60/68 H3N2 Val Lys J02136
A/Hong Kong/8/68 H3N2 Val Lys U42630 ++++ +++
A/Perg/1/68 H2N2 Val Lys 11
A/Udorn/307/72 H3N2 Val Glu J02168 ++++ +++ ++
A/Victoria/3/75 H3N2 Val Glu J02173
A/Bangkok/1/79 H3N2 Val Glu K01150 ++++ ++ ++
A/Los Angeles/2/87 H3N2 Val Glu This study ++++ +++ ++
a

Letter-number designations are GenBank accession numbers. 

b

Relative levels of activity for each substrate from lowest (+) to highest (++++) are indicated for the viruses that were tested and for which sequence data are available.