"neuraminic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} neuraminic acid (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) A 9-carbon atom amino carbohydrate, 5-amino-3,5-dideoxy- D-glycero-D-galacto-non-2-ulosonic acid, many of whose derivatives are found in nature, mostly as glycoproteins and gangliosides Wikipedia link: neuraminic acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sugar acids Derived forms: acetylneuraminic acid Related terms: neuraminate, neuraminic Translations (9-carbon amino carbohydrate): ácido neuramínico [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-neuraminic_acid-en-noun-zhv0GDKk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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