Definition of neuraminic acid in English:
neuraminic acid
nounˌnjʊərəˈmɪnɪkˌn(y)o͝orəˌminik ˈasəd
mass nounBiochemistry A crystalline compound of which derivatives occur in many animal substances, chiefly as sialic acids.
A sugar with amino and acid groups; chemical formula: C₉H₁₇NO₈
Example sentencesExamples
- The dialysable neuraminic acid does not, however, appear to be free, but rather to be bound to hexose and nitrogenous residues in glycopeptide-like low molecular weight compounds.
- Cutting out neuraminic acid from the cell membrane weakens the cell membrane.
- When a flu virus enters your nose, it latches onto the first thing it finds with a neuraminic acid on it, mucus.
- All three finally agreed to use sialic acid as the family name covering all of the more than thirty derivatives of neuraminic acid, with N-acetylneuraminic acid and N-glycolylneuraminic acid forming the core structures.
- FIG. 3 is a mass spectrometric spectrum of N-glycolyl neuraminic acid obtained by the inventive method.
Origin
1940s: neuraminic from neuro- (because it was originally isolated from brain tissue) + amine + -ic.
Definition of neuraminic acid in US English:
neuraminic acid
nounˌn(y)o͝orəˌminik ˈasəd
Biochemistry A crystalline compound of which derivatives occur in many animal substances, chiefly as sialic acids.
A sugar with amino and acid groups; chemical formula: C₉H₁₇NO₈
Example sentencesExamples
- Cutting out neuraminic acid from the cell membrane weakens the cell membrane.
- All three finally agreed to use sialic acid as the family name covering all of the more than thirty derivatives of neuraminic acid, with N-acetylneuraminic acid and N-glycolylneuraminic acid forming the core structures.
- When a flu virus enters your nose, it latches onto the first thing it finds with a neuraminic acid on it, mucus.
- FIG. 3 is a mass spectrometric spectrum of N-glycolyl neuraminic acid obtained by the inventive method.
- The dialysable neuraminic acid does not, however, appear to be free, but rather to be bound to hexose and nitrogenous residues in glycopeptide-like low molecular weight compounds.
Origin
1940s: neuraminic from neuro- (because it was originally isolated from brain tissue) + amine + -ic.