sialic acid
sialic acid noun: any of a group of amino carbohydrates that are substituted forms of neuraminic acid and can be components of glycoproteins and mucoproteins.
Noun
sialic acid (countable and uncountable, plural sialic acids)
- Any of a group of amino carbohydrates that are substituted forms of neuraminic acid and can be components of glycoproteins and mucoproteins.
- We have previously shown that the study of O-acetyl esters on the sialic acids is fraught with difficulties.1987, The FASEB Journal, Volume 1, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, page 231
- Intralysosomal accumulation of free sialic acid both in vivo and in vitro in Salla disease is due to a defect of the transport mechanism of sialic acid in lysosomal membranes [Renlund et al, 1983b, 1986a, b; Mancini et al 1986].1987, American Journal of Medical Genetics, Volume 28, page 383
- Synonyms:
- acetylneuraminic acid
sialic acid meaning in Tamil
sialic acid in Tamil
- சியாலிக அமிலம்
Synonyms of sialic acid
Forms of sialic acid
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Words formed from sialic acid
Questions about sialic acid
- What does sialic acid mean?
- Sialic acid means any of a group of amino carbohydrates that are substituted forms of neuraminic acid and can be components of glycoproteins and mucoproteins.
- What is sialic acid in Tamil?
- Sialic acid in Tamil is சியாலிக அமிலம். See Sialic acid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sialic acid?
- Sialic acid is a noun.
- What is the plural of sialic acid?
- The plural of sialic acid is sialic acids.
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