- neu|ra|min|ic acid
- neu|ra|min|ic acid «NUR uh MIHN ihk, NYUR-»,a fatty acid found in the brain, shortage of which may be associated with schizophrenia. Formula: C9H17NO8
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neuraminic acid — An aldol product of d mannosamine and pyruvic acid, linking the C 1 of the former to the C 3 of the latter. The N and O acyl derivatives of n. are known as sialic acids and are constituents of gangliosides and of the polysaccharide components of… … Medical dictionary
N-acetylneuraminic acid — The most common form of sialic acid in mammals. * * * N ac·e·tyl·neu·ra·min·ic ac·id (as″ə təl ) (as″ə tēl noor″ə minґik) the acetyl derivative of the amino sugar neuraminic acid; it occurs in many… … Medical dictionary
N-acylneuraminic acid — N ac·yl·neu·ra·min·ic ac·id (a″səl noor″ə minґik) sialic acid … Medical dictionary
neuraminidase — neu·ra·min·i·dase (no͝or ə mĭnʹĭ dās , dāz , nyo͝or ) n. A hydrolytic enzyme that removes sialic acid from mucoproteins and is found chiefly in microorganisms of the respiratory and intestinal tracts. [neuramin(ic acid)(neuro + amine) + ide +… … Universalium
N-acylneuraminate cytidylyltransferase — N ac·yl·neu·ra·min·ate cy·ti·dyl·yl·trans·fer·ase (a″səl n ramґĭ nāt si″tĭ dil″əl transґfər ās) [EC 2.7.7.43] an enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the transfer of a cytidylyl group … Medical dictionary
neuraminidase — SYN: sialidase. * * * neur·amin·i·dase .n(y)u̇r ə min ə .dās, .dāz n a hydrolytic enzyme that occurs on the surface of the pneumococcus, the orthomyxoviruses, and some paramyxoviruses and that cleaves terminal acetylated neuraminic acids from… … Medical dictionary
N-acetylneuraminate — N ac·e·tyl·neu·ra·min·ate (as″ə təl ) (as″ə tēl″n ramґĭ nāt) a salt, ester, or anionic form of N acetylneuraminic acid … Medical dictionary
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