N-acetylneuraminic acid, also known as Sialic acid, is a key omponent of important amino sugars that mediate cellular communication.
Sialic acid is a naturally-occurring building block for compounds such as glycoproteins and gangliosides, and is therefore found in cell membranes, in the plasma and in glandular secretions such as saliva.
Synonym
5-(acetylamino)-3, 5-dideoxy-d-glycero-d-galacto-2-nonulosonicaci; Lactaminicacid; 5-Acetamido-3, 5-Dideoxy-D-Glycero-D-Galacto-2-Nonu; 5-Acetamido-3, 5-Dideoxy-D-Glycero-D-Galacto-2-Nonulosonicacid; 5-Acetamido-3, 5-Dideoxy-D-Glychemicalbookcero-D-Galacto-Nonulopyranosonicacidhydrate; 5-Acetamido-3, 5-Dideoxy-D-Glycero-D-Galactononulosonicacid; 5-Acetamido-3, 5-Dideoxy-D-Glycero-D-Galactonulosonicacid; 5-Acetylamino-3, 5-Dideoxy-D-Glycero-D-Galacto-2-Nonulosonicacid