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acetylmannosamine

acetylmannosamine noun: the N-acetyl derivative of mannosamine; it is involved in the biosynthesis of sialic acid.

Noun

acetylmannosamine (uncountable)

  1. The N-acetyl derivative of mannosamine; it is involved in the biosynthesis of sialic acid

Origin of acetylmannosamine

From acetyl + mannosamine.

Questions about acetylmannosamine

What does acetylmannosamine mean?
Acetylmannosamine means the N-acetyl derivative of mannosamine; it is involved in the biosynthesis of sialic acid.
What part of speech is acetylmannosamine?
Acetylmannosamine is a noun.

Words near acetylmannosamine in the dictionary

  1. acetyllactosamine
  2. acetyllactosamines
  3. acetylleucine
  4. acetyllysine
  5. acetyllysines
  6. acetylmannosamine
  7. acetylmannosaminyl
  8. acetylmannosaminyltransferase
  9. acetylmethadol
  10. acetylmethadols
  11. acetylmethionine

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