neuraminic acid

neuraminic acid
An aldol product of d-mannosamine and pyruvic acid, linking the C-1 of the former to the C-3 of the latter. The N- and O-acyl derivatives of n. are known as sialic acids and are constituents of gangliosides and of the polysaccharide components of muco- and glycoproteins from many tissues, secretions, and species. SYN: prehemataminic acid.

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neur·amin·ic acid .n(y)u̇r-ə-.min-ik- n an amino acid C9H17NO8 that is essentially a carbohydrate and occurs in the form of acyl derivatives

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neu·ra·min·ic ac·id (noor″ə-minґik) a nine carbon amino sugar formed from mannosamine and pyruvate, mostly important as its N-acyl derivatives (sialic acids).

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