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N-Acetylneuraminic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
N-Acetylneuraminic 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
Unique ID
D019158
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019158
Annotation
do not confuse with N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACIDS see SIALIC ACIDS; do not confuse entry term SIALIC ACID with SIALIC ACIDS
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)
Entry Term(s)
Sialic Acid
Related Numbers
131-48-6
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
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
2013/07/08
N-Acetylneuraminic Acid Preferred
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