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Descriptor English: N-Acetylneuraminic Acid
Descriptor Spanish: Ácido N-Acetilneuramínico
Descriptor ácido N-acetilneuramínico
Entry term(s) ácido siálico
Scope note: Derivado N-acilo del ácido neuramínico. El ácido N- acetilneuramínico se da en muchos polisacáridos, glicoproteínas y glicolípidos en animales y bacterias. (Dorland, 28th ed, p1518)
Descriptor Portuguese: Ácido N-Acetilneuramínico
Descriptor French: Acide N-acétyl-neuraminique
Entry term(s): Acid, N-Acetylneuraminic
Acid, Sialic
N Acetylneuraminic Acid
Sialic Acid
Tree number(s): D02.241.081.844.562.668.050
D02.241.511.902.562.668.050
D09.067.687.668.030
D09.811.589.668.030
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019158
Scope note: An N-acyl derivative of neuraminic acid. N-acetylneuraminic acid occurs in many polysaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids in animals and bacteria. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p1518)
Annotation: do not confuse with N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACIDS see SIALIC ACIDS; do not confuse entry term SIALIC ACID with SIALIC ACIDS
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Registry Number: GZP2782OP0
Previous Indexing: Sialic Acids (1981-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 97; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID was indexed under SIALIC ACIDS 1981-96
Online Note: use N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID (NM) to search N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID 1981-96
History Note: 97; was N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID (NM) 1981-96
DeCS ID: 32977
Unique ID: D019158
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
N-Acetylneuraminic Acid - Preferred
Concept UI M0028563
Scope note An N-acyl derivative of neuraminic acid. N-acetylneuraminic acid occurs in many polysaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids in animals and bacteria. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p1518)
Preferred term N-Acetylneuraminic Acid
Entry term(s) Acid, N-Acetylneuraminic
Acid, Sialic
N Acetylneuraminic Acid
Sialic Acid



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