sialic acid

Noun

 * 1)  Any of a group of amino carbohydrates that are substituted forms of neuraminic acid and can be components of glycoproteins and mucoproteins.
 * 2) * 1987, The FASEB Journal, Volume 1,, page 231,
 * We have previously shown that the study of O-acetyl esters on the sialic acids is fraught with difficulties.
 * 1) * 1987, American Journal of Medical Genetics, Volume 28, page 383,
 * 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].
 * 1) * 1997, International Journal of Oncology, Volume 10, Issue 4, Lychnia, page 761,
 * Figure 3. Relationship between the disease-free survival rate and sialic acid expression in 100 breast cancer patients following curative surgery.

Translations

 * French: acide sialique
 * German:
 * Italian: acido sialico
 * Spanish: ácido siálico