sialic acid
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Chemical structure of sialic acid.
Noun
sialic acid (plural sialic acids)
- (biochemistry) Any of a group of amino carbohydrates that are substituted forms of neuraminic acid; they are components of glycoproteins and mucoproteins
Synonyms
Translations
any of a group of amino carbohydrates
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