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N-acetylneuraminic acid (sialic acid) is an abundantly found carbohydrate moiety covering the surface of all vertebrate cells and secreted glycoproteins. The human N-acetylneuraminate pyruvate lyase (NPL) interconverts sialic acid to N-acetylmannosamine and pyruvate, and mutations of the NPL gene were found to cause sialuria and impair the functionality of muscles. Here we report the soluble and functional expression of human NPL in Escherichia coli, which allowed us to study the biochemical properties of two clinically relevant NLP mutations (Asn45Asp and Arg63Cys). The Asn45Asp mutant variant was enzymatically active, but had lower expression levels and showed reduced stability when compared to the wild-type ... More