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Carbohydrates > Sugar Acids > Neuraminic Acids > Sialic Acids > N-Acetylneuraminic Acid
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Carbohydrates > Amino Sugars > Neuraminic Acids > Sialic Acids > N-Acetylneuraminic Acid

Preferred term

N-Acetylneuraminic Acid  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Acid, Sialic
  • Sialic Acid

Note

  • do not confuse with N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACIDS see SIALIC ACIDS; do not confuse entry term SIALIC ACID with SIALIC ACIDS

Scope note

  • An N-acyl derivative of neuraminic acid. N-acetylneuraminic acid occurs in many polysaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids in animals and bacteria. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p1518)

History note

  • 97; was N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID (NM) 1981-96

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019158

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