Definition of Sialic acid

1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of a group of amino carbohydrates that are substituted forms of neuraminic acid; they are components of glycoproteins and mucoproteins ¹

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Medical Definition of Sialic acid

1. Sometimes known as sialic acid, but strictly one of a family of sialic acids (which includes also N glycolyl neuraminic acid and O substituted derivatives). It is a 9 carbon sugar formed by adding to mannose three carbons from pyruvate. Occurs in the subset of glycolipids known as gangliosides and in glycoproteins. The presence of its carboxyl group on glycolipids and glycoproteins is responsible for much of the negative charge on animal cell surfaces. (04 Jul 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sialic Acid

si quis
siaga
sial
sial-
sialaden
sialadenitis
sialadenoncus
sialadenotropic
sialagogue
sialagogues
sialate 9-O-lactoyltransferase
sialate O-acetylesterase
sialectasis
sialemesis
sialic
sialic acid
sialic acid O-acetyltransferase
sialic acid permease
sialic acids
sialid
sialidan
sialidans
sialidase
sialidases
sialidoses
sialidosis
sialids
sialine
sialism
sialo-

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