Medical Definition of Neuraminic 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 Neuraminic Acid

neural layer of optic retina
neural layer of retina
neural net
neural network
neural networks
neural part of hypophysis
neural pathway
neural plate
neural retina
neural segment
neural spine
neural structure
neural tube
neural tube
neural tube defect
neuraminic acid (current term)
neuraminidase
neuraminidase
neuraminidases
neuramoebimeter
neuranagenesis
neurapophysial
neurapophysis
neurapraxia
neurarchy
neurasthenia
neurasthenia
neurasthenias
neurasthenia gravis
neurasthenia praecox

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