neuraminicadj.
/ˌnjʊərəˈmɪnɪk/, U.S. /ˌn(j)ʊrəˈmɪnɪk/ Biochemistry.
neuraminic acid n. a carboxylic acid, C9H17NO8, which is an amino sugar of which derivatives occur in many animal tissues, chiefly as sialic acids.
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aldonic acid1904
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heptanoic acid1928
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pantothenic acid1933
neuraminic acid1942
pantoic acid1945
penicillanic acid1953
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retinoic acid1960
isobutyric acid-
1942 Chem. Abstr. 36 3204 (heading) Neuraminic acid, the cleavage product of a new brain lipoid.
1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) II. 12/1 Neuraminic acid, an important constituent of carbohydrate-protein complexes of animal cells and tissues, has been reported in polymeric form in cultures of Escherichia coli.
1982 T. M. Devlin Textbk. Biochem. x. 524 Neuraminic acid..is present in gangliosides, glycoproteins, and mucins.
1998 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95 14438/1 In addition, there were no indications of the presence of neuraminic acid units in the molecule in the proton spectrum.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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