Neuraminic acid

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA 9-carbon atom amino carbohydrate, 5-amino-3,5-dideoxy- D-glycero-D-galacto-non-2-ulosonic acid, many of whose derivatives are found in nature, mostly as glycoproteins and gangliosides

Synonyms

glycolylneuraminate sialic acid acetylneuraminate mannosaminuronic acid mannuronic acid aminoshikimic acid legionaminic acid nonulosonic acid glucuronic acid guluronic acid galactonic acid nervonic acid

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