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SIALIC ACID [1 record]

Record 1 2000-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

any of a group of crystalline reducing amino acids of carbohydrate character that are acyl (as acetyl or glycolyl) derivatives of neuraminic acid and that are found esp. as components of various gangliosides, blood glycoproteins and mucoproteins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
OBS

dérivé N-acétylé de l'acide neuraminique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
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